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''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is looking for volunteers''
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''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is coordinated by Dave Neary.''
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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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See also the [[Fremantle Stars]] and [[Killer_Apps]].
 
==Criteria==
==Criteria==
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* '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last stable release.
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Propose criteria to select projects.
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* '''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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== The Best of Maemo Applications ==
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==Candidates==
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'''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].
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List here the items that accomplish most of the criteria above. Ideally all of them should be available in the maemo 4.1 extras repository. Add you comment if you think any of these candidates is not fit enough for the top selection.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper Maemo Mapper]: Most downloaded application for Maemo. Best map application. Can interact with lots of different mapping sites, including OpenStreetmap.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/fbreader FBReader] : The best free e-book reader.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/gpxview GPXView] : A complete geocaching solution including GPS navigation.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/labyrinth Labyrinth : An idea-mapping tool with a lot of potential.]
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-recorder Maemo Recorder] : Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-wordpy 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.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemopadplus MaemoPad+] : Tree-based notes and sketching application
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/numptyphysics Numpty Physics] : This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/pidgin Pidgin for Maemo] : Instant messaging application, ported from the desktop.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/phonelink PhoneLink]: Send SMS using GPE Contacts and a bluetooth-enable mobile phone.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/vagalume Vagalume] : Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/xournal 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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==Proposals==
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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.
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===Ruled Out===
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These can be brought back to the Proposals once they meet the criteria.
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====Not available in Downloads====
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Being consistent, the most remarkable applications for Maemo need to be available in http://maemo.org/downloads
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; Abiword : Abiword's another desktop application which has a really nice port to maemo. A document editor which is very powerful and lightweight.
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; 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.
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; Gnumeric : Gnumeric is a great spreadsheet application, and the maemo port has been very nicely done.
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; GPE Suite : Calendar, Contacts and To-Do List are quite useful. Use Erminig to sync Calendar with Google Calendars.
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; GrandCentral Dialer : A simple GUI allows use of the N810 as an ip phone.
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; Gourmet Recipe Manager : A neat way to plan meals.
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; MLB Viewer : For baseball fans, simple UI, subscription to mlb.com required for video, audio is 'free'.
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; VCURLs72 : Major US TV channels on your tablet. Best Edutament without monthly fee
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; WorldTV99 : TVs around the world on your tablet. Best Edutament without montly fee
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; XChat : IRC on your tablet. Nice port.
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===Born for Maemo===
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====Still Alpha====
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Remarkable projects targetting primarily the Maemo platform.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/weightjinni Weightjinni] : A simple way to track food consumption, weight loss/gain (still in alpha).
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mytube/ mYTube] [[Image:Star.png]]: An youtube browsing/downloading/playing application.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/numptyphysics Numpty Physics] [[Image:Star.png]]: This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus.
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*[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.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/liqbase liqbase] [[Image:Star.png]]: one of the most innovative and tablet-specific projects yet ! (-fpp)
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===Very nice ports===
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====Missing Install Link====
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Remarkable projects successfully ported to Maemo.
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Install link is the easy way for end users to install applications.
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*[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.
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; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/erminig Erminig] : Allows a two-way sync between Google Calendars and the GPE calendar on the N810.
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[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.
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===Outstanding utilities===
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====Projects developed by Nokia====
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Remarkable projects successful in a focused mission.
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; Camera : This is the first 3rd party application I installed on my tablet.
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[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.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/statusbarclock/ Large StatusBar Clock] [[Image:Star.png]]: A configurable digital clock for the statusbar.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-recorder Maemo Recorder] [[Image:Star.png]]: Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mirage/ Mirage] [[Image:Star.png]]: Opens many file formats; allows for simple photo editing on the tablet.
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*[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.
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*[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!
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*[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.
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*[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/worldtv99/ WorldTV99] [[Image:Star.png]]: TVs around the world on your tablet. Best Edutainment without monthly fee
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