I just got the N9
 

Hi guys.

So I remember buying the n900 in 2009.

And when I got a job and had a busy life around 2010 , I got an iphone for convenience and never looked back.

I was skeptical that there would ever be a successor to the n900 , but just last week I found out , and I was surprised.

So I bought a n9 64gb in a heartbeat.

Have to be honest, this does not seem no were ahead as the n900 was. There isin't much to do on it , apps window , notifications window , and background running apps window , that is all. No Desktops , no widgets , no folders , (not a pc experience)

So long story short my question is , has there ever been a android decide implemented on running maemo 5?

I mean if n900 had a a8 t instruments cpu , just like any other android why should it be hard?

Anyway I would love to see maemo 5 tweaked running on the latest nexus or something , with both vertical and horizontal menus.

Thank you!

Re: I just got the N9
 

check Neo900 and fremantle threads. Not all Maemo5 components are done by opensource community, some components are still in binary blobs.

Re: I just got the N9
 

Well no offense but I am not really interested in paying an overprice , thick hardware that features a dual core processor from 2 years ago.

I guess maemo can't be implemented on android devices , shame.

Re: I just got the N9
 

Dude. If you want a niche product of the past like neo900 you have to pay for it. They do it on their free time(I guess) and order very small numbers) Not even jolla who selling thousands of devices can keep up with the big vendors and so you have to pay overprice for low specs to get a jolla jPhone. Let go of the past and say hallo to the future. While n900 was/is awsome other oses have moved on. No OS has everything so you need several different devices. Why not get some cool tech instead as a complement.

And the answer ot your question: No!

By the way. Welcome to the forum. Please don't complain in 100% of your posts. We have a limit of 50%. If you breaking that rule we are calling the police.

Re: I just got the N9
 

all i am saying is maemo 5 is really great.Even n9's meego software feels incomplete , why can't we transfer the maemo 5 software to the new nexus

Re: I just got the N9
 

While i agree With that IT wont happen. Sorry. So move on.

Re: I just got the N9
 

IF ONLY....
Yeah.

Re: I just got the N9
 

why , it's not like one uses 64bit desktop architecture and other does not.

I've seen maemo 5 run early osx and windows on n900 , something n9 couldn't even do. I wanna dream again.

n9 feels like an iphone with its basic icons.

Re: I just got the N9
 

there are reasons that Maemo 5 is no longer around in the retail and one of those being it would have been a killer OS once set free from the Nokia imposed 2009 hardware restrictions and ported to a range of different form factor devices with enough RAM and decent processor speed.
People in the industry have paid considerably to make sure to never see this happen.
So it is normal that you have to pay premium to get a preview of what could have been.
I don't think that a 2 year old processor is a restriction for Maemo 5 or even Sailfish.
The thick form factor of the N900 (so comfortable to hold) is missed over here but that is totally subjective matter.

Re: I just got the N9
 

A lot of the Maemo5 components (including the drivers) are not open source, that is the main reason.

Re: I just got the N9
 

@denizg
I'm confused. Maemo is Linux. Meego is Linux. Sailfish is Linux.

What do you want to do on the N9 that can only be done on the N900?

Re: I just got the N9
 

He gave you some examples in the first post:

Re: I just got the N9
 

With that logic, some could go further and say osx is linux, android is linux, etcetcetc

Re: I just got the N9
 

@azkay maemo/meego/sailfish is pure FOSS linux based systems with own desktop environment and components only. Android and ios/osx are linux based.

Re: I just got the N9
 

True.
All of these are "pure GNU/linux" that use glibc and unix-like windowing system, either X or Wayland.


True&False.
Android is linux derivative with it's own library framework, it uses bionic instead of glibc and surfaceflinger instead of x-like display environment, which makes it not so straightforward to port existing linux applications to it.
IOS/OSX on the other hand are not linux derivatives, instead they are based on BSD unix with lots of Apple-made middleware and fluff.

Re: I just got the N9
 

unix based, right, my bad.

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I did say *some*, I don't see them like that. That's just what people try to give me when they try to one up my phone because "dont u no android is linux 2"

Re: I just got the N9
 

Well I have to agree...

I am an owner of N900, N9 and Jolla, and still using my n900 as a third phone.. When I look at it I remember how great was to have a desktop like experience on my phone, with a nice keyboard, different number of desktop, widgets...

Now even with Jolla we still miss those kind of features..

Re: I just got the N9
 

NO!!!!!!!

OSX and iOS are NOT LINUX BASED!

It can be said that it's BSD based, but it's also not correct. Read up on the topic, stop spreading misinformation!

Re: I just got the N9
 

well, whether it be NeXT, BSD or whatever, the heritage is there anyway.