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| - | + | ''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is looking for volunteers'' | |
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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. | ||
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* 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. :) | ||
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==Criteria== | ==Criteria== | ||
| - | * '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last | + | 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. | ||
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* '''Non commercial''': Not developed by Nokia or commercial partners. | * '''Non commercial''': Not developed by Nokia or commercial partners. | ||
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| - | + | List here the items that accomplish most of the criteria above. | |
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| - | + | ; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper Maemo Mapper]: The best map application for the N810 that I'm aware of. Can interact with lots of different mapping sites, including OpenStreetmap. | |
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| - | == | + | ==Proposals== |
| - | + | Add your comments supporting/against the candidates listed below. Please provide links to their pages at http://maemo.org/downloads to get more information, see screenshots and try them out. | |
| - | + | ; Abiword : Abiword's another desktop application which has a really nice port to maemo. A document editor which is very powerful and lightweight. | |
| - | + | ; Camera : This is the first 3rd party application I installed on my tablet. | |
| - | + | ; Erminig : Allows a two-way sync between Google Calendars and the GPE calendar on the N810. | |
| - | + | ; 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. | |
| - | + | ; FBReader : The best free e-book reader. | |
| - | + | ; Gnumeric : Gnumeric is a great spreadsheet application, and the maemo port has been very nicely done. | |
| - | + | ; GPE Suite : Calendar, Contacts and To-Do List are quite useful. Use Erminig to sync Calendar with Google Calendars. | |
| - | + | ; GPXView : A complete geocaching solution including GPS navigation. | |
| - | + | ; Gourmet Recipe Manager : A neat way to plan meals. | |
| - | + | ; GrandCentral Dialer : A simple GUI allows use of the N810 as an ip phone. | |
| + | ; Labyrinth : An idea-mapping tool with a lot of potential. | ||
| + | ; Maemo Recorder : Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful. | ||
| + | ; Maemo WordPy: Blogging software that hooks to WordPress and Blogger accounts, allows image uploads, post creating and editing, tagging. Especially notable for its finger-friendly menu. | ||
| + | ; MaemoPad+ : Tree-based notes and sketching application | ||
| + | ; MLB Viewer : For baseball fans, simple UI, subscription to mlb.com required for video, audio is 'free'. | ||
| + | ; Numpty Physics : This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus. | ||
| + | ; Pidgin for Maemo : Instant messaging application, ported from the desktop. | ||
| + | ; PhoneLink: Send SMS using GPE Contacts and a bluetooth-enable mobile phone. | ||
| + | ; Vagalume : Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client. | ||
| + | ; VCURLs72 : Major US TV channels on your tablet. Best Edutament without monthly fee | ||
| + | ; Weightjinni : A simple way to track food consumption, weight loss/gain (still in alpha). | ||
| + | ; WorldTV99 : TVs around the world on your tablet. Best Edutament without montly 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. | ||
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