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== Background == | == Background == | ||
- | + | Mer is a new operating system for small, mobile touch-screen devices. | |
It is Linux based and layers the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform over a modern Ubuntu base. | It is Linux based and layers the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform over a modern Ubuntu base. | ||
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The goals of Mer include: | The goals of Mer include: | ||
* Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices | * Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices | ||
- | * Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the | + | * Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the Vendor Social Contract |
* Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors | * Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors | ||
* Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware | * Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware | ||
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* Encourage and ease migration of existing applications | * Encourage and ease migration of existing applications | ||
* Support experimentation, innovation and development | * Support experimentation, innovation and development | ||
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== Mission == | == Mission == | ||
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* What is Mer? | * What is Mer? | ||
You did read the bit above? Oh, OK... from a user's point of view Mer aims to be a replacement for Maemo/Diablo.... but better! Note that we don't think it's there yet :) | You did read the bit above? Oh, OK... from a user's point of view Mer aims to be a replacement for Maemo/Diablo.... but better! Note that we don't think it's there yet :) | ||
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* What can I do with it? | * What can I do with it? | ||
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* How do I install it? | * How do I install it? | ||
Go to the [[Mer/Documentation/Installation|installation page]] | Go to the [[Mer/Documentation/Installation|installation page]] | ||
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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. |
- | == | + | == Screenshots == |
- | + | You can see the current release screenshots [[Mer/Releases/0.14#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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