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Is there a section to talk about Java ME? Apps, etc. (3)
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Originally Posted by u2maemo
Right, Look at MeeGo instead - they seem to want open source drivers too. But for most visions and ideas, MeeGo is the way to go.
My biggest expectation for mobile device is some device running open source OS and have no limitation for OS upgraded and driver open.
The closest OS is Mer and it almost already succeed except ARM CPU manufacturer refuse to provide open source driver.
Why Mer wait for special manufacturer? There are many manufacturers for same level ARM CPU. Some hope to keep sth secret for high profit but this choice shouldn't be the only choice of all manufacturers.
After Mer have been success on one platform then more hardware manufacturer will choose to compatible with Mer otherwise they will lose a big market.
All user who have suffered from 18 month support then be abandoned and forced to buy new device should push independent mobile OS.
Mer should find the best way to success and not just wait for sth happen.
Mer perhaps doesn't have same goal with one ARM cpu manufacturer but independent OS shouldn't depend on any one. It should be the leader of this history trend.
I'll still be providing a Fremantle base for N8x0 under the Mer 'brand'.
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2010-02-17
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The problem with Megoo is that it's not Maemo. It is built with QT and RPM. I for instance want GTK+ and Debian. That is one of the goods with Mer.
I have not yet had any experiance of Mer but have looked more and more on it lately. (In swedish, Mer = More)
Btw.. How well do Mer run on N900, are the phone functions working?
And i do support u2meamos thoughts..
I have not yet had any experiance of Mer but have looked more and more on it lately. (In swedish, Mer = More)
Btw.. How well do Mer run on N900, are the phone functions working?
And i do support u2meamos thoughts..
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2010-02-17
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What I'm hoping from Mer eventually would be something like what Openinkpot is trying to be to e-readers(a generic independant distro one can deploy on multiple e-readers). A generic independant distro one could deploy on a tablet device and have it work. MeeGo I don't really see it going that way.
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2010-02-17
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Originally Posted by ruskie
I don't see any conflicts in MeeGo with that aim.
What I'm hoping from Mer eventually would be something like what Openinkpot is trying to be to e-readers(a generic independant distro one can deploy on multiple e-readers). A generic independant distro one could deploy on a tablet device and have it work. MeeGo I don't really see it going that way.
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2010-02-17
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It's governed by Intel and Nokia, and Linux Fundation is it's home. Frankly I don't really trust any of the three to be on the same page. But that's simply a personal reason.
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A quick list of what I have in the repos
zsh|xmms2|fcron|gtar|gcoreutils
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2010-02-17
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Originally Posted by ruskie
And it's open source from the beginning. Fork, if needed.
It's governed by Intel and Nokia, and Linux Fundation is it's home. Frankly I don't really trust any of the three to be on the same page. But that's simply a personal reason.
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2010-02-20
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Originally Posted by ruskie
From what I've read, Mer is dead; Meego, I don't know, too early to say. I'd certainly like something that prolongs the life of the n8x0, since the n900 is not the replacement I want for them.
What I'm hoping from Mer eventually would be something like what Openinkpot is trying to be to e-readers(a generic independant distro one can deploy on multiple e-readers). A generic independant distro one could deploy on a tablet device and have it work. MeeGo I don't really see it going that way.
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2010-02-20
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Originally Posted by AndyM
Huh, so Mer is dead just like that? I guess Meego have a better chance being that it will have too strong companies behind it to make sure it goes well in a way ubuntu does. While Mer, although have community support was more of a one man project, which we can all understand is extremely hard. Well, I have no problems with it, as someone else mentioned, long as my N810 is supported until something better comes along.
From what I've read, Mer is dead; Meego, I don't know, too early to say. I'd certainly like something that prolongs the life of the n8x0, since the n900 is not the replacement I want for them.
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2010-02-20
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Originally Posted by AndyM
Well that's pretty disrespectful, when the Mer project leader, Stskeeps, said above he's commited to Mer for N8xx devices.
From what I've read, Mer is dead; Meego, I don't know, too early to say.
And for the other guy, Maemo6 IS MeeGo, and will be the first instance of MeeGo for commercial use, though still retaining the .deb packaging at the moment.. It will be the foundation for MeeGo's Handheld UI, and the Netbook UI will ditch the old Moblin stuff, borrow elements of that UI, and the Qt UI toolkit for its construction, so that both have a familiar feel. The .rpm packaging issue really isn't one. Its just a file format at the end of the day. Just repackage the apps and keep moving.
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The closest OS is Mer and it almost already succeed except ARM CPU manufacturer refuse to provide open source driver.
Why Mer wait for special manufacturer? There are many manufacturers for same level ARM CPU. Some hope to keep sth secret for high profit but this choice shouldn't be the only choice of all manufacturers.
After Mer have been success on one platform then more hardware manufacturer will choose to compatible with Mer otherwise they will lose a big market.
All user who have suffered from 18 month support then be abandoned and forced to buy new device should push independent mobile OS.
Mer should find the best way to success and not just wait for sth happen.
Mer perhaps doesn't have same goal with one ARM cpu manufacturer but independent OS shouldn't depend on any one. It should be the leader of this history trend.