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| - | ''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is | + | ''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is looking for volunteers'' |
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== | ||
| + | Propose criteria to select projects. | ||
* '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last stable release. | * '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last stable 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. | ||
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* '''Non commercial''': Not developed by Nokia or commercial partners. | * '''Non commercial''': Not developed by Nokia or commercial partners. | ||
| - | == | + | ==New Proposals== |
| - | '''Please do not list new proposals directly here''' | + | List your proposals below. Add your comments supporting/against. Provide links to their pages at http://maemo.org/downloads to get more information, see screenshots and try them out. |
| + | * List your proposal here. | ||
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| + | ==Candidates== | ||
| + | '''Please do not list new proposals directly here'''. 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. | ||
===Born for Maemo=== | ===Born for Maemo=== | ||
Remarkable projects targetting primarily the Maemo platform. | Remarkable projects targetting primarily the Maemo platform. | ||
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/canola2/ Canola2 | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/canola2/ Canola2]: Canola is a media consumer: photos, music, videos...local or remote, you name it. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper Maemo Mapper | + | *[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. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-wordpy Maemo WordPy | + | *[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. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mediabox/ MediaBox | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mediabox/ MediaBox]: 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/numptyphysics Numpty Physics]: This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus. | |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/numptyphysics Numpty Physics | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/vagalume Vagalume]: Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/vagalume Vagalume | + | |
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===Very nice ports=== | ===Very nice ports=== | ||
Remarkable projects successfully ported to Maemo. | Remarkable projects successfully ported to Maemo. | ||
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/labyrinth Labyrinth] : An idea-mapping tool with a lot of potential. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mplayer/ MPlayer]: Simple UI, provides the best playback performance for mpeg4/divx/xvid video on Nokia 770/N8x0. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ines/ iNES | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/pidgin Pidgin for Maemo] : Instant messaging application, ported from the desktop. |
| - | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/scummvm/ ScummVM] : program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. | |
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/evince/ Evince] : 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], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/fmsx/ fMSX], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/colem/ ColEm], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/speccy/ Speccy], [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/vgba/ VGBA] - all fms's emulators - great ports of his original ones. | ||
===Outstanding utilities=== | ===Outstanding utilities=== | ||
Remarkable projects successful in a focused mission. | Remarkable projects successful in a focused mission. | ||
| - | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/load-applet/ Load Applet]: Because being able to see when/why the system becomes slow makes a huge difference in user experience. | |
| - | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/statusbarclock/ Large StatusBar Clock]: A configurable digital clock for the statusbar. | |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/load-applet/ Load Applet | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemopadplus MaemoPad+] : Tree-based notes and sketching application |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/statusbarclock/ Large StatusBar Clock | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-recorder Maemo Recorder] : Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-recorder Maemo Recorder | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mirage/ Mirage]: Opens many file formats; allows for simple photo editing on the tablet. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mirage/ Mirage | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mogg/ mogg]: Although not as ideal a solution as DSP-side decoding, the best we've got at the moment. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mogg/ mogg | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/omweather/ OMWeather]: Critical app. When this didn't work for a whole day after the Diablo release, I had to look outside! |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/omweather/ OMWeather | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/phonelink PhoneLink]: Send SMS using GPE Contacts and a bluetooth-enable mobile phone. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/personal-menu/ Personal Menu | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/personal-menu/ Personal Menu]: Sidebar plugin, customizable menu for launching up to 36 installed applications or arbitrary commands. |
| - | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ | + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/quiver/ Quiver]: Simple UI is fast and flexible. Does one thing--displays photos--well. |
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/usbcontrol/ USB Control]: Take advantage of USB keyboards & drives (drives require a separate power source) w/Nokia cable & adapter. | ||
| + | *[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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| + | ==Ruled Out== | ||
| + | These can be brought back to the Proposals once they meet the criteria. | ||
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| + | ===Not in maemo.org extras=== | ||
| + | Appear in good condition to the user (e.g. beta/stable, page in Downloads, one-click install...) but are out of the maemo.org extras game. | ||
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/claws-mail Claws Mail]: The only full-featured mail program for the tablet. | ||
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/erminig Erminig] : Allows a two-way sync between Google Calendars and the GPE calendar on the N810. | ||
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/fbreader FBReader] : The best free e-book reader. | ||
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mauku/ Mauku]: Jaiku client designed explicitly for Maemo, and makes good use of the UI including finger / stylus / kinetic gestures. | ||
| + | *[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/mytube/ mYTube] : An youtube browsing/downloading/playing application. | ||
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| + | ===Not available in Downloads=== | ||
| + | Being consistent, the most remarkable applications for Maemo need to be available in http://maemo.org/downloads | ||
| + | *Abiword : Abiword's another desktop application which has a really nice port to maemo. A document editor which is very powerful and lightweight. | ||
| + | *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. | ||
| + | *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. | ||
| + | *GrandCentral Dialer : A simple GUI that interfaces with GrandCentral. Dialer + Gizmo can be used for virtually free calling to and from regular phones. | ||
| + | *Gourmet Recipe Manager : A neat way to plan meals. | ||
| + | *MLB Viewer : For baseball fans, simple UI, subscription to mlb.com required for video, audio is 'free'. | ||
| + | *VCURLs72 : Major US TV channels on your tablet. Best Edutainment without monthly fee | ||
| + | *WorldTV99 : TVs around the world on your tablet. Best Edutainment without monthly fee | ||
| + | *XChat : IRC on your tablet. Nice port. | ||
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| + | ===Still Alpha=== | ||
| + | *[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://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21259 liqbase] : playtest for sketching with kinetic graffiti and fullscreen tearfree refresh | ||
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| + | ===Developed by Nokia=== | ||
| + | These are left out here. | ||
| + | *Camera : This is the first 3rd party application I installed on my tablet. | ||
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