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So, when mer is ready for everyday use, will the application repository contain typical linux apps that have been compiled for ARM?

Let me clarify: maemo is great, but you can only use apps that have been compiled or hildonized for the platform. You can also use OpenOffice and Firefox, but that has to "talk" through chroot/ easy debian. What I'm curious to know is if Mer will allow me to install everyday Linux apps (Xine, OpenOffice, XMMS, etc.) that can run natively on my NIT (as long as they are for ARM.) If so, this will be fantastic --- I would love to have an Ubuntu-like experience available on my N810.

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Yes, we piggyback on the huge Ubuntu repository.
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Originally Posted by Stskeeps View Post
Yes, we piggyback on the huge Ubuntu repository.
Excuse me while I drooool. Maybe I shouldn't have asked... now I'm going to be impatiently waiting to run a native version of Firefox and Openoffice on my NIT. GO TEAM GO!!! I'm cheering you on!!

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When is 0.17 coming out again?
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When is 0.17 coming out again?
Shaping up at the moment. Includes the new on screen keyboard, connectivity, desktop. But there's some odd bugs still. And it won't be very usable without proper GLES drivers or GL on desktops.
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Why does the virtual machine run at 800x600?
 
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Originally Posted by Stskeeps View Post
Shaping up at the moment. Includes the new on screen keyboard, connectivity, desktop. But there's some odd bugs still. And it won't be very usable without proper GLES drivers or GL on desktops.
Thanks. What's the latest on getting those drivers? Is Nokia doing anything to speed it up?
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Thanks. What's the latest on getting those drivers? Is Nokia doing anything to speed it up?
It isn't in Nokia's hands. It is in TI's. It is my understanding that there is cooperation happening between Mer and TI and although the drivers are in practice unusable in their current form, they are well on their way. Don't hold me to that though, I could be wrong :P

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It isn't in Nokia's hands. It is in TI's. It is my understanding that there is cooperation happening between Mer and TI and although the drivers are in practice unusable in their current form, they are well on their way. Don't hold me to that though, I could be wrong :P
I thought the initial request of the drivers came from Nokia?
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Originally Posted by Stskeeps View Post
Includes the new on screen keyboard
Which one? Does it offer better integration to non-maemo applications?
 
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