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|'''Mer''' is a Linux distribution for mobile devices, based on the Maemo platform from Nokia. Mer goals include:
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*Improving and developing parts of Maemo that are of interest to the Maemo community.
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*Making it easier to port existing desktop applications by hildonizing and adjusting them to the tablet form factor.
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*Encouraging third party experimentation and development.
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*Supporting tablet hardware no longer receiving updated OS software by Nokia.
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*Making Maemo a generic platform for all tablet devices, including non-Nokia ones.
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*Focusing Maemo community efforts in platform-related areas
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== Releases ==
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If you want to download a Mer release - see [[Mer/Releases|Mer Releases]], latest is [[Mer/Releases/0.6|Mer 0.6]].
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== Mer is back ==
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== Mission ==
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Please visit http://www.merproject.org to learn more about these news.
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Mer platform development will be done in the open, with public SCM repository, bugtrackers, and Wiki-based blueprint discussion.
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We should stop seeing the tablets as strictly under-powered embedded systems, and see them for what they really are: powerful, power-efficient, economical handheld computers.
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We're hanging out on #mer on FreeNode IRC (irc.freenode.net) if you would like to discuss Mer (here's a [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=Mer web based IRC client])
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Historically, the Mer platform came from a discussion on [[Maemo_Reconstructed|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of the thoughts in this proposal (M-R PoC), which developed into Mer after realization that it was a viable direction of development.
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== Get Involved ==
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If you would like to participate in and contribute to Mer - participate in the [[Mer/Sprints|Mer Sprints]] - current one is [[Mer/Sprints/0.7|Mer Sprint 0.7]] and read the [[Mer/Documentation|Mer Documentation]]
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=== Participants in Mer ===
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{{main|Mer/People}}
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The list of people committed to helping deliver, test and promote Mer has been moved to its own page.
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== Latest Activity ==
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From [http://jaiku.com/channel/mer #mer on Jaiku]:
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 3 June 2012

Mer
An open, community-led, Linux distribution for mobile devices

Mer is back

Please visit http://www.merproject.org to learn more about these news.

We're hanging out on #mer on FreeNode IRC (irc.freenode.net) if you would like to discuss Mer (here's a web based IRC client)
Retrieved from "http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer"