Mer

The Mer platform is a Linux distribution for mobile devices based on the Maemo platform from Nokia. Mer goals include:

  • Improving and developing parts of Maemo that are of interest to the Maemo community.
  • Making it easier to port existing desktop applications by hildonizing and adjusting them to the tablet form factor.
  • Encouraging third party experimentation and development.
  • Supporting tablet hardware no longer receiving updated OS software by Nokia.
  • Making Maemo a generic platform for all tablet devices, including non-Nokia ones.
  • Focusing Maemo community efforts in platform-related areas

It is -not- a Nokia project, it's a project started by maemo.org community members.

Mer platform development will be done in the open, with public SCM repository, bugtrackers, and Wiki-based blueprint discussion.

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.

Historically, the Mer platform came from a discussion on 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.

If you would like to participate in and contribute to Mer - participate in the Mer Sprints - current one is Mer Sprint 0.7 and read the Mer Documentation

If you want to see documentation for Mer releases - see Mer Releases, latest is Mer 0.6

Participants in Mer

(Please read the Mer Sprints instead of editing this table, if you would like to participate)

Nickname Name Affiliation (employer) or occupation Since Location Area of interests
Stskeeps Carsten V. Munk Centre for Pervasive Healthcare, University of Aarhus. MSc. comp.sci. student Beginning Aarhus, Denmark Community, genericity of mobile platform.
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