Task:Defining maemo

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* [[Task:Upstream projects]] Maemo relies upon - Volunteers needed
* [[Task:Upstream projects]] Maemo relies upon - Volunteers needed
* [[Task:Remarkable community projects]] around Maemo - Volunteers needed
* [[Task:Remarkable community projects]] around Maemo - Volunteers needed
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== Discussion ==
 
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=== What is maemo ===
 
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Discussion moved to [[Task:Maemo brand]].
 
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=== Describing the maemo community ===
 
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Many people see the maemo community as a group of people having Nokia as a counterpart. A more accurate picture would:
 
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* Have Nokia as a community player, describing the activities that are done at a community level.
 
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* Show the relationships with related upstream projects: where the collaboration is happening beyond just using the free software provided.
 
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* Add the many organizations involved in maemo development or research, from companies to universities.
 
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Also, what about
 
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* Go a bit deeper inside the "group of people" and identifying core contributors: more work on karma and user profiles would be needed.
 
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Now the most visible are the one ''shouting louder'' and more often. It would be useful though to identify key contributors in the many community areas: application development, platform hacking, documentation, support, bug reporting, news, marketing...
 
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--[[User:qgil|qgil]] 05:57, 5 June 2008 (UTC) 
 
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--''From a practical point-of-view, isn't maemo pretty much completely dependent on Nokia right now?  Are there any viable non-Nokia maemo platforms out there?  How much core development is not directed by the Nokia mothership?  Claiming independence is counterproductive if it isn't tied to reality. - mee 04:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC)''
 
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====Categorise the Community - thoughts====
 
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The section above describes Maemo's place in the greater community.
 
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However, who is maemo serving? (this may be a start on going a bit deeper)
 
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Tech Level 1:
 
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* Users : Windows/Mac desktop users who bought an N800 and want new wallpaper, a neat clock etc.
 
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Tech Level 2:
 
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* Power Users : Install more apps, alternative launchers, alpha/beta sw, up to new distros (eg Debian). More complex networking, ssh, scripting, python, documentation...
 
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Tech Level 3:
 
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* App Developers : Porting/writing gui apps and daemons; may want api info. Need to get to know the various environments.
 
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* WM Developers : Starting to hack on gtk or QT4, the X server etc etc
 
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* Kernel Developers : Fixing kernel bugs, tweaks, backporting, hardware support.
 
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Each of these user types needs information : even an experienced kernel hacker will want to know the current best practice to setup the dev environment (SB1 or 2?)
 
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More importantly pages should be written with an awareness of the target tech level.
 
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Whilst thinking about the levels of user involvement I thought that we could help users self-categorise using some old Doom terms: "Easy", "Bring it on", "Hurt me".
 
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Saves newbies complaining when they start down a path labelled 'Hurt me'...
 
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[[User:lbt|lbt]] 10:47, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 
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=== Building a strong brand ===
 
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Discussion moved to [[Task:Maemo brand]].
 

Revision as of 20:26, 26 June 2008

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 This article is continued discussion from the maemo.org brainstorm
Please see the 100 Days agenda for more.


Contents

Objectives

  • Define maemo, maemo.org and Internet Tablet OS / OS2008.
  • Identify the blocks of the maemo software architecture and the projects behind.
  • Define the roles of Nokia, the maemo community, the open source upstream projects and other organizations related to the maemo platform i.e. companies and universities.
  • Produce an initial Who is Who in maemo.org based on the user profiles, to be expanded in a decentralized way.
  • Produce a list of remarkable maemo projects.

Tasks

Help is welcome in all of them.

Completed

Ongoing

From the maemo.org June sprint:

  • Publish a "Who's who in maemo", including Nokia engineers working with the community, contractors and volunteers. Encourage people to update their information to keep the document up to date - Dave
  • Documenting companies involved in maemo development - Dave
  • User profile improvements defined and started + bug Automatic data in user profiles - Oskari

Backlog

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