Task:2010 Agenda

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Help defining the '''maemo.org 2010 Agenda'''. This is taken to mean the vision the community has for the state of maemo in 2010.
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= Objectives =
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Each objective consists of a list of tasks. The list of objectives here is ready for community approval but the tasks in each page need surely more iterations.
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* '''Please login''' before making any changes. '''Thank you'''.
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* '''Hardware requests''' are entirely ''out-of-scope'' and will be removed by community members trying to keep this page focused and on-topic.
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* '''Software requests''' which would be trivial for a third party to provide—or are already on the roadmap—are ''out-of-scope'' and will be removed by community members trying to keep this page focused and on-topic.
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== maemo development process ==
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=== Openness, openness, openness ===
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* Core libraries developed in the open by Nokia employees, and maemo.org community contributors.
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* Non-Nokia specification writing and approval, worked on by Nokia employees and maemo.org community contributors; discussed on public mailing lists.
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* The ability to build a complete, flashable image by maemo.org community for beta testing of open components in development. (May be less necessary in an SSU-based world: TBC)
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* The ability to strip a maemo-based OS down to its base and build it up again differently (for example, KDE and no Hildon).
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** By 2010, installing completely different UIs should be achievable through the Application Manager.
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== Maemo developer resources ==
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== Best community for mobile Linux innovation  ==
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* Better localization guidelines for new and existing Developers.
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{{main|Objective:Best community for mobile Linux innovation}}
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    --keep focused on the core of the project
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The best open source projects target primarily the Maemo platform.
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    --stay unified and work out the details later
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    --focus every module in a step by step instead of a free for all
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    --delegate. Newbs need the experience
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* Development Framework. ???
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* Documentation System. (Help system???)
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    --getting started is way to difficult and will detour many great minds
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    --outsource to the blogger types in the group
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          --voice record "dictate to the typers"
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          --video and slide w/audio help for many
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    --cut out the opinions where are the real facts (make an easy to find location)
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* Better GPS resources. (GeoClue???)
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* Development Tools and Utilities for Linux, OS X and Windows.
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    --GUI development package (reduce learning curve)
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    --Better feedback on testing of packages
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    --make simple system for ideas to be tried
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* Better modern native languages support - like Vala and D. && how to build a hello world app in C++/Vala in 10 minute (no more!)
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=== Ship high level building blocks ===
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* Think of media server, VoIP, contact lists, camera, GPS localization. Currently developers only have the low level API's, while mostly they just want a widget that displays the mentioned data and listen to user interaction signal or device signals. This also makes these functionalities look the same in all applications using them
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== End-user software wishlist ==
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== Release soon & often ==
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Software requests are really '''out-of-scope''' and ''not relevant'' to this brainstorming session (or able to be provided by third party developers without maemo.org involvement); however, they are recorded here so they ''do not get duplicated'':
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{{main|Objective:Release soon and often}}
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* A PIM system that can be tied into by developers, to provide PC synchronization etc.
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Public releases of Maemo while it's being developed.
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** A equivalent to telepathy for calendar,contact list, and tasks: A well integrated framework (with binding for many languages such python).
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* Telepathy:
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** Better video call support
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* Global sync-software
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* Office suite. (???) see discussion
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* Unionfs support built into the kernel (So users don't have to flash initfs and boot from SD, or make symlinks gone wild, just to install a few extra apps)
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* a2dp
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* Better support for right-to-left languages, such as Arabic, and Hebrew.
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== Becoming the best-in-class community for innovation on mobile devices running Linux  ==
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== One place to track feedback ==
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What does it take to become the de-facto community to innovate open source for Linux-based devices? Obviously, we are not alone when it comes to development on Linux on mobile devices. Development communities for Android platform and LIMO platform are likely to grow in the next 2 years. So, how do we ensure that we keep on getting the greatest brains to our community? Only through continuous growth and fresh community members from around the globe we can ensure that we get new ideas and new challenges from which we all can learn. Only through continuous learning we can create better software and better user experiences.
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{{main|Objective:One place to track feedback}}
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bugs.maemo.org to get Nokia developers involved as well as the consolidated community projects.
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So again, what does it take to be a major force in open source for Linux-based devices?
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== Co-production of official & community documentation ==
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* a vision, a strategy, and mid-term objectives for the community
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{{main|Objective:Co-production of official & community documentation}}
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* clear and transparent rules of engagement and recognition of contributions in the community
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Nokia and the Maemo community to collaborate in the production of the documentation developers and other contributors need.
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* a virtual meeting place i.e. maemo.org but also community events for people to meet in person
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* a powerful core operating system incorporating the latest versions of open source upstream projects
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* best-in-class open devices for rapid prototyping on latest hardware
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* easy to use tools to create, prototype, and rewrite applications on top of the SDKs
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* tools for contributors to software "below" the SDK to prototype and publish enhancements
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* strong ties with the other open source community projects
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* deep understanding of consumer behavior, preferences, and consumer trends in different cultures
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* a mechanism on how to deliver software from open source innovation to millions of consumers
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But at the end of the day, it's all about people, relationships and networks. The community needs to be able to maintain and extend the network between the people in an efficient, fair, and transparent way.
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== Community localization ==
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{{main|Objective:Community localization}}
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The Maemo experience in our own language, translated by ourselves.
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Only when we have in our Maemo Agenda 2010 answers on how we provide the above mentioned characteristics to ourselves, then we can succeed to bring open source innovation to millions of people across the globe and change their lives.
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== Maemo variants ==
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{{main|Objective:Maemo variants}}
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Tools to bring platform innovation to adventurous users.

Latest revision as of 13:34, 17 January 2012

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This is an ongoing task, planned to be completed during the current maemo.org development sprint. Any help is appreciated!
Please see the talk page for discussion.

Help defining the maemo.org 2010 Agenda. This is taken to mean the vision the community has for the state of maemo in 2010.

Contents

[edit] Objectives

Each objective consists of a list of tasks. The list of objectives here is ready for community approval but the tasks in each page need surely more iterations.

[edit] Best community for mobile Linux innovation

Main article: Objective:Best community for mobile Linux innovation

The best open source projects target primarily the Maemo platform.

[edit] Release soon & often

Main article: Objective:Release soon and often

Public releases of Maemo while it's being developed.

[edit] One place to track feedback

Main article: Objective:One place to track feedback

bugs.maemo.org to get Nokia developers involved as well as the consolidated community projects.

[edit] Co-production of official & community documentation

Main article: Objective:Co-production of official & community documentation

Nokia and the Maemo community to collaborate in the production of the documentation developers and other contributors need.

[edit] Community localization

Main article: Objective:Community localization

The Maemo experience in our own language, translated by ourselves.

[edit] Maemo variants

Main article: Objective:Maemo variants

Tools to bring platform innovation to adventurous users.