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= Mer Goals =
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* Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices
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* Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the Vendor Social Contract
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* Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors
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* Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware
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* Focus, harness and support community contributions to the platform
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* Encourage and ease migration of existing applications
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* Support experimentation, innovation and development
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== Goals for Mer 1.0 ==
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Mer 1.0 is the first release where it should be relatively painless to use Mer on a day-to-day basis using N800, N810(W)s.
Mer 1.0 is the first release where it should be relatively painless to use Mer on a day-to-day basis using N800, N810(W)s.
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* Audio working, ideally without having to resort to DSP tasks, but if this is not possible, included in restricted image.
* Audio working, ideally without having to resort to DSP tasks, but if this is not possible, included in restricted image.
* Bluetooth working. Firmware included in initfs. Bluetooth tethering, PAN and DUN.
* Bluetooth working. Firmware included in initfs. Bluetooth tethering, PAN and DUN.
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* Battery information available.
* USB host, otg and gadget (serial, ethernet, mass storage) modes configurable.
* USB host, otg and gadget (serial, ethernet, mass storage) modes configurable.
* At least kernel 2.6.21, ideally later.
* At least kernel 2.6.21, ideally later.
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Cross-platform Mer image - goal: must fit in 240mb compressed.
Cross-platform Mer image - goal: must fit in 240mb compressed.
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* Backlight and audio: [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/advanced-backlight/ Advanced backlight]
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* Backlight and audio: [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/advanced-backlight/ Advanced backlight, '''ported''']
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* File Manager ([http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/15-821-finefm/ finefm] is a good candidate]
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* File Manager ([http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/15-821-finefm/ finefm, '''ported'''] is a good candidate]
* Media Player ([http://openbossa.indt.org/canola2/ Canola2])
* Media Player ([http://openbossa.indt.org/canola2/ Canola2])
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* Images viewer (Quiver? Is closed source but maybe the author would be interested?, [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mirage/Mirage] is a good candidate too)
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* Images viewer (Quiver? Is closed source but maybe the author would be interested?, [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mirage/Mirage Mirage, '''ported'''] is a good candidate too)
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* Maps ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper/ Maemo Mapper])
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* Maps ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper/ Maemo Mapper, '''ported'''])
* RSS feed reader (the open source Nokia one, osso-rss-feed-reader, and maybe Stylus Friendly RSS Home Applet)
* RSS feed reader (the open source Nokia one, osso-rss-feed-reader, and maybe Stylus Friendly RSS Home Applet)
* Calculator ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/galculator/ galculator-hildon] )
* Calculator ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/galculator/ galculator-hildon] )
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* Notes ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemopadplus/ Maemopad+], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/xournal/ Xournal])
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* Notes ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemopadplus/ Maemopad+, '''ported'''], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/xournal/ Xournal])
* PDF reader (the open source Nokia one? osso-pdf-viewer)
* PDF reader (the open source Nokia one? osso-pdf-viewer)
* Clock: large-statusbar-clock,  
* Clock: large-statusbar-clock,  
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* Browser: [http://www.bundyo.org/maemo/tear/tear_screenshot.png Tear]? MicroB? Hildonized Midori?
* Browser: [http://www.bundyo.org/maemo/tear/tear_screenshot.png Tear]? MicroB? Hildonized Midori?
* Calendar: [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mcalendar/ mCalendar]?
* Calendar: [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mcalendar/ mCalendar]?
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* Xterm: osso-xterm

Latest revision as of 09:45, 22 September 2010

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[edit] Mer Goals

  • Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices
  • Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the Vendor Social Contract
  • Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors
  • Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware
  • Focus, harness and support community contributions to the platform
  • Encourage and ease migration of existing applications
  • Support experimentation, innovation and development

[edit] Goals for Mer 1.0

Mer 1.0 is the first release where it should be relatively painless to use Mer on a day-to-day basis using N800, N810(W)s.

Requirements specification, related to the N8x0:

  • Images:
    • a 100% free rootfs, which uses firmware from Nokia-provided initfs to provide WiFi and Bluetooth firmware.
    • Fully flashable FIASCO image containing kernel, initfs and rootfs. Will include closed-source bits for HW interfacing and other useful things to not lose functionality. Generated behind the maemo.org server walls and downloadable with a EULA.
  • WLAN working without hassle, and doing proper power saving. Firmware included in initfs.
  • Audio working, ideally without having to resort to DSP tasks, but if this is not possible, included in restricted image.
  • Bluetooth working. Firmware included in initfs. Bluetooth tethering, PAN and DUN.
  • Battery information available.
  • USB host, otg and gadget (serial, ethernet, mass storage) modes configurable.
  • At least kernel 2.6.21, ideally later.
  • Touch screen calibration possible.
  • X driver or Xomap with manual updates.
  • Backlight level, screen blanking wired into HAL
  • FM Radio app: BoaFM

Cross-platform Mer image - goal: must fit in 240mb compressed.

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