| Latest revision |
Your text |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| - | {{Template:100Days agenda}}
| + | ''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is looking for volunteers'' |
| - | {{task|completed}}
| + | |
| - | | + | |
| - | ''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is coordinated by Dave Neary.'' | + | |
| | | | |
| | There are hundreds of community projects around Maemo, but some are especially remarkable, providing a unique contribution to the project. | | There are hundreds of community projects around Maemo, but some are especially remarkable, providing a unique contribution to the project. |
| Line 12: |
Line 9: |
| | * Indicate to Nokia what is really worth promoting in their Maemo related activities. | | * Indicate to Nokia what is really worth promoting in their Maemo related activities. |
| | * Cheer up the ego of promoters and contributors. :) | | * Cheer up the ego of promoters and contributors. :) |
| - |
| |
| - | See also the [[Fremantle Stars]] and [[Killer_Apps]].
| |
| | | | |
| | ==Criteria== | | ==Criteria== |
| - | * '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last stable release. | + | Propose criteria to select projects. |
| | + | * '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last stabe release. |
| | * '''Open''': community feedback and contributions are part of the project - open source is a very good factor but not a must. | | * '''Open''': community feedback and contributions are part of the project - open source is a very good factor but not a must. |
| | * '''Stable''': feature set complete, installs flawlessly, works, doesn't harm the system, secure. | | * '''Stable''': feature set complete, installs flawlessly, works, doesn't harm the system, secure. |
| Line 22: |
Line 18: |
| | * '''Decent design''': visually attractive and/or simple interface that works just as expected. | | * '''Decent design''': visually attractive and/or simple interface that works just as expected. |
| | * '''maemo.org active''': available in extras, complete information page in Downloads. | | * '''maemo.org active''': available in extras, complete information page in Downloads. |
| - | * '''Non commercial''': Not developed by Nokia or commercial partners.
| |
| - |
| |
| - | == The Best of Maemo Applications ==
| |
| - | '''Please do not list new proposals directly here'''. Use the [[Talk:Task:Remarkable_community_projects|discussion]] page instead. These are projects that accomplish most of the criteria above. They be available in the Maemo 4.1 extras repository and offer a Download page in maemo.org. Add you comment if you think any of these candidates is not fit enough for the top selection, or belong to a different category. Apps marked with [[Image:Star.png]] appear now [http://maemo.org/downloads/featured/OS2008/25/ in the list of featured Maemo applications].
| |
| - |
| |
| - | ===Born for Maemo===
| |
| - | Remarkable projects targetting primarily the Maemo platform.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/canola2/ Canola2] [[Image:Star.png]]: Canola is a media consumer: photos, music, videos...local or remote, you name it.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper Maemo Mapper] [[Image:Star.png]]: Most downloaded application for Maemo. Best map application. Can interact with lots of different mapping sites, including OpenStreetmap.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-wordpy Maemo WordPy] [[Image:Star.png]]: Blogging software that hooks to WordPress and Blogger accounts, allows image uploads, post creating and editing, tagging. Especially notable for its finger-friendly menu.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mediabox/ MediaBox] [[Image:Star.png]]: A nice, simple UI for viewing photos and movies. Not as 'bare-bones' as Mplayer, not as 'tricked-out' as Canola2.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mytube/ mYTube] [[Image:Star.png]]: An youtube browsing/downloading/playing application.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/numptyphysics Numpty Physics] [[Image:Star.png]]: This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/vagalume Vagalume] [[Image:Star.png]]: Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/liqbase liqbase] [[Image:Star.png]]: one of the most innovative and tablet-specific projects yet ! (-fpp)
| |
| - |
| |
| - | ===Very nice ports===
| |
| - | Remarkable projects successfully ported to Maemo.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mplayer/ MPlayer] [[Image:Star.png]]: Simple UI, provides the best playback performance for mpeg4/divx/xvid video on Nokia 770/N8x0.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/evince/ Evince] [[Image:Star.png]]: Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. It currently supports pdf, postscript, djvu, tiff and dvi.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ines/ iNES] [[Image:Star.png]], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/fmsx/ fMSX] [[Image:Star.png]], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/colem/ ColEm] [[Image:Star.png]], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/speccy/ Speccy] [[Image:Star.png]], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/vgba/ VGBA] [[Image:Star.png]] - all fms's emulators - great ports of his original ones.
| |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/xournal Xournal] [[Image:Star.png]]: A great notes/sketch utility. One of ''few'' apps that utilize the pressure sensitivity of the screen! Invaluable to create and annotate PDF documents on a pocket computer.
| |
| | | | |
| - | ===Outstanding utilities=== | + | ==Proposals== |
| - | Remarkable projects successful in a focused mission.
| + | Add your comments supporting/against the candidates listed below. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/advanced-backlight/ Advanced Backlight] [[Image:Star.png]]: Replaces the default Volume and Brightness applets with a unified applet that also provides rotation orientation selection.
| + | ; Abiword : Abiword's another desktop application which has a really nice port to maemo. A document editor which is very powerful and lightweight. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/erminig Erminig] [[Image:Star.png]]: Allows a two-way sync between Google Calendars and the GPE calendar on the N810.
| + | ; Camera : This is the first 3rd party application I installed on my tablet. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/load-applet/ Load Applet] [[Image:Star.png]]: Because being able to see when/why the system becomes slow makes a huge difference in user experience.
| + | ; Dates & Contacts : Both part of the Pimlico suite of applications, these allow me to use the N810 as a personal calendar and address book, with desktop synchronisation to boot. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/statusbarclock/ Large StatusBar Clock] [[Image:Star.png]]: A configurable digital clock for the statusbar.
| + | ; Gnumeric : Gnumeric is a great spreadsheet application, and the maemo port has been very nicely done. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-recorder Maemo Recorder] [[Image:Star.png]]: Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful.
| + | ; Maemo Mapper : The best map application for the N810 that I'm aware of. Can interact with lots of different mapping sites, including OpenStreetmap. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mirage/ Mirage] [[Image:Star.png]]: Opens many file formats; allows for simple photo editing on the tablet.
| + | ; Maemo Recorder : Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mogg/ mogg] [[Image:Star.png]]: Although not as ideal a solution as DSP-side decoding, the best we've got at the moment.
| + | ; Numpty Physics : This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/omweather/ OMWeather] [[Image:Star.png]]: Critical app. When this didn't work for a whole day after the Diablo release, I had to look outside!
| + | ; Pidgin for Maemo : Instant messaging application, ported from the desktop. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/personal-menu/ Personal Menu] [[Image:Star.png]]: Sidebar plugin, customizable menu for launching up to 36 installed applications or arbitrary commands.
| + | ; Vagalume : Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/worldtv99/ WorldTV99] [[Image:Star.png]]: TVs around the world on your tablet. Best Edutainment without monthly fee
| + | ; XChat : IRC on your tablet. Nice port. |
| | + | ; Xournal : A great notes/sketch utility. One of ''few'' apps that utilize the pressure sensitivity of the screen! Invaluable to create and annotate PDF documents on a pocket computer. |
