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Information announced about the Fremantle roadmap:
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== Fremantle timeline ==
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This is a timeline based on known events and announcements. Many dates are quite flexible at this point.
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* "Fremantle" codename announced in LinuxTag 2008.
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* First annoucements on [http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/osim-world-maemo-devsesh-slides/ OSiM World 2008] and Maemo Summit.
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* First Alpha SDK, first report on API changes and beginning of weekly releases. Suitable for platform development only. December 2008.
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* Mature alpha SDK with application framework and API freeze available around January-February 2009.
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* FOSDEM in February. Proposal for a Maemo developer gathering with a set of goals.
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* Bossa conference in March. Proposal for a Maemo developer gathering with a set of goals.
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* Beta SDK released between March-May, ready for application development including support for Mozilla based browser and Greasemonkey add-ons.
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* Qt 4.4 "garage" support and Theme Maker by Urho Konttori planned to be ready by the beta SDK release.
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* Final release when ready.  :)
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New to Maemo:
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==New==
* OMAP3 support
* OMAP3 support
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* OpenMAX
* OpenMAX
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Remarkable updates:
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== Changes ==
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* GTK+ 2.12
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* Farsight2
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More explained at http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/osim-world-maemo-devsesh-slides/ (relevant content needs to be moved here).  
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===Toolkit===
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* New and updated Hildon/Gtk widgets.
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* Gtk 2.0 library upgraded to version 2.12
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* Glib upgraded to 2.16
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* Pango upgraded to 1.20
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* Cairo upgraded to 1.6.4
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* gcc upgraded to 4.2
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[http://repository.maemo.org/stable/fremantle/diff-newer.html Initial list of packages planned for the Fremantle SDK alpha].
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===UI Framework===
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Fremantle introduces a new UI framework which uses Clutter OpenGL library. It provides the following functionality:
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* Window manager
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* Task Launcher
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* Task switcher
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* Home view
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* Status menu and status area
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* New Hildon notification API for handling desktop notifications.
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== Timeline ==
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=== Media Application Framework===
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This is a timeline based on known events and announcements. Many dates are quite flexible at this point.
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A new framework that provides high-level components to developers to ease the task of writing media player applications by abstracting them from the details of low-level components. Thus, it allows them to focus on the UI design and development. The framework also eases the development of 3rd party plugins, similar to GStreamer, but on a higher level.
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===Data management===
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Tracker introduced to replace libmetalayer.
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===Connectivity===
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==== BlueZ====
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BlueZ updated to version 4.x. Brings along a major redesign of the D-Bus API and local bluetooth service framework. The main benefit of this change is decreased code complexity both on the BlueZ and the application side due to a much simpler API.
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====osso-gwconnect====
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Removed since identical functionality has been a part of Bluez core since Chinook.
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====Samba====
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Samba support to be dropped.
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====ClinkC====
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ClinkC deprecated in favour of GUPnP. The following main advantages have been identified to support this transition:
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* Designed specifically for Maemo.
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* Much simpler design/api compared to ClinkC or any other UPnP library.
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* Uses glib's main loop for waiting on sockets rather than launching several threads that adds lots of unneeded complexity and therefore introduces lots of hard-to-kill bugs.
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====Location framework====
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Changes tbd.
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===Multimedia===
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* Gstreamer OpenMax wrapper on freedesktop.org.
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* New GStreamer plugin introduced that wraps openmax-il components under the gstreamer API.
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* OpenMax plugins for all the codecs.
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* No DSP sink and sources anymore.
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* esound replaced by libcanberra.
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* Speex introduced.
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* GUPnP introduced.
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===System SW===
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* OHM introduced as a replacement for dsme and mce components which are responsible for device state and mode control.
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* Profile API : A new client library (libprofile) and daemon (profiled) introduced for accessing profile settings.
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* Alarm API's updated: The number and functionality of API interface functions remains roughly the same as before. The usage (parameters passed) and underlying transfer protocol (dbus messages) are changed substantially.
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===RTCom===
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* Farsight API break: Farsight upgraded/re-written to farsight2.
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* Telepathy: libtelepathy outdated. Use telepathy-glib instead.
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* Evolution-data-server dropped.
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* libgalago and galago-daemon dropped.
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===Window manager===
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Window manager upgraded to matchbox-window-manager-2
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* First Alpha SDK, first report on API changes and beginning of weekly releases. Suitable for platform development only. December 2008.
 
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* Mature alpha SDK with application framework and API freeze available around January-February 2009.
 
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* FOSDEM in February. Proposal for a Maemo developer gathering with a set of goals.
 
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* Bossa conference in March. Proposal for a Maemo developer gathering with a set of goals.
 
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* Beta SDK released between March-May, ready for application development including support for Mozilla based browser and Greasemonkey add-ons.
 
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* Qt 4.4 "garage" support and Theme Maker by Urho Konttori planned to be ready by the beta SDK release.
 
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* Final release when ready.  :)
 
== Enhancement requests implemented ==
== Enhancement requests implemented ==

Revision as of 11:49, 8 December 2008

Contents

Fremantle timeline

This is a timeline based on known events and announcements. Many dates are quite flexible at this point.

  • "Fremantle" codename announced in LinuxTag 2008.
  • First annoucements on OSiM World 2008 and Maemo Summit.
  • First Alpha SDK, first report on API changes and beginning of weekly releases. Suitable for platform development only. December 2008.
  • Mature alpha SDK with application framework and API freeze available around January-February 2009.
  • FOSDEM in February. Proposal for a Maemo developer gathering with a set of goals.
  • Bossa conference in March. Proposal for a Maemo developer gathering with a set of goals.
  • Beta SDK released between March-May, ready for application development including support for Mozilla based browser and Greasemonkey add-ons.
  • Qt 4.4 "garage" support and Theme Maker by Urho Konttori planned to be ready by the beta SDK release.
  • Final release when ready.  :)

New

  • OMAP3 support
  • HSPA/3G support
  • High definition camera support
  • OpenGL ES
  • Clutter
  • Meta Tracker
  • PulseAudio
  • GUPnP
  • OHM
  • upstart
  • A2DP & AVRCP support
  • OpenMAX

Changes

Toolkit

  • New and updated Hildon/Gtk widgets.
  • Gtk 2.0 library upgraded to version 2.12
  • Glib upgraded to 2.16
  • Pango upgraded to 1.20
  • Cairo upgraded to 1.6.4
  • gcc upgraded to 4.2

UI Framework

Fremantle introduces a new UI framework which uses Clutter OpenGL library. It provides the following functionality:

  • Window manager
  • Task Launcher
  • Task switcher
  • Home view
  • Status menu and status area
  • New Hildon notification API for handling desktop notifications.

Media Application Framework

A new framework that provides high-level components to developers to ease the task of writing media player applications by abstracting them from the details of low-level components. Thus, it allows them to focus on the UI design and development. The framework also eases the development of 3rd party plugins, similar to GStreamer, but on a higher level.

Data management

Tracker introduced to replace libmetalayer.

Connectivity

BlueZ

BlueZ updated to version 4.x. Brings along a major redesign of the D-Bus API and local bluetooth service framework. The main benefit of this change is decreased code complexity both on the BlueZ and the application side due to a much simpler API.

osso-gwconnect

Removed since identical functionality has been a part of Bluez core since Chinook.

Samba

Samba support to be dropped.

ClinkC

ClinkC deprecated in favour of GUPnP. The following main advantages have been identified to support this transition:

  • Designed specifically for Maemo.
  • Much simpler design/api compared to ClinkC or any other UPnP library.
  • Uses glib's main loop for waiting on sockets rather than launching several threads that adds lots of unneeded complexity and therefore introduces lots of hard-to-kill bugs.

Location framework

Changes tbd.

Multimedia

  • Gstreamer OpenMax wrapper on freedesktop.org.
  • New GStreamer plugin introduced that wraps openmax-il components under the gstreamer API.
  • OpenMax plugins for all the codecs.
  • No DSP sink and sources anymore.
  • esound replaced by libcanberra.
  • Speex introduced.
  • GUPnP introduced.

System SW

  • OHM introduced as a replacement for dsme and mce components which are responsible for device state and mode control.
  • Profile API : A new client library (libprofile) and daemon (profiled) introduced for accessing profile settings.
  • Alarm API's updated: The number and functionality of API interface functions remains roughly the same as before. The usage (parameters passed) and underlying transfer protocol (dbus messages) are changed substantially.

RTCom

  • Farsight API break: Farsight upgraded/re-written to farsight2.
  • Telepathy: libtelepathy outdated. Use telepathy-glib instead.
  • Evolution-data-server dropped.
  • libgalago and galago-daemon dropped.

Window manager

Window manager upgraded to matchbox-window-manager-2


Enhancement requests implemented

ProductComponentIDSummary
XournalUI12279No more adding when reaching Last page

Bugs fixed

ProductComponentIDSummary (3 tasks) ⇒
PyMaemoGeneral4782osso.Context causes segmentation fault
XournalUI12058When the device is lying on a flat surface, the McE may wrongly report the device is rotated.
XournalUI5965ruled line toggle state gets confused
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