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== Background == | == Background == | ||
- | + | Mer is a new Linux operating system, built upon a thin base of Ubuntu Jaunty combined with the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform. | |
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The goals of Mer include: | The goals of Mer 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 | |
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== Mission == | == Mission == | ||
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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. | 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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== Status == | == Status == | ||
Mer is new and [[Mer/Releases|constantly developing]] so the [[Mer/Status|status]] of support for hardware and applications is steadily improving. | Mer is new and [[Mer/Releases|constantly developing]] so the [[Mer/Status|status]] of support for hardware and applications is steadily improving. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
- | Mer has evolved from discussion around [[Maemo_Reconstructed|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of these thoughts. The M-R PoC developed into Mer after it was realised that it was - indeed - a viable environment for both developers and end-users | + | Mer has evolved from discussion around [[Maemo_Reconstructed|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of these thoughts. The M-R PoC developed into Mer after it was realised that it was - indeed - a viable environment for both developers and end-users. |
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== Screenshots == | == Screenshots == | ||
- | + | You can see the current release screenshots [[Mer/Releases/0.11#Screenshots|here]] | |
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+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Image:Mer-screenshot-meiz-home.png | ||
+ | Image:Mer-screenshot-meiz-wifi.png | ||
+ | Image:Mer-screenshot-jaffa-ham.png | ||
+ | Image:Mer-screenshot-meiz-xchat.png | ||
+ | Image:Mer-screenshot-meiz-midori.png | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | [[Category:Mer|About]] |
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