Task:Remarkable community projects
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==Candidates== | ==Candidates== | ||
| - | List here the items that accomplish most of the criteria above. | + | 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. |
; [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-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/fbreader FBReader] : The best free e-book reader. | ||
| + | ; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/gpxview GPXView] : A complete geocaching solution including GPS navigation. | ||
| + | ; [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/labyrinth Labyrinth : An idea-mapping tool with a lot of potential.] | ||
| + | ; [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-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/maemopadplus MaemoPad+] : Tree-based notes and sketching application | ||
| + | ; [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/pidgin Pidgin for Maemo] : Instant messaging application, ported from the desktop. | ||
| + | ; [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/vagalume Vagalume] : Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client. | ||
| + | ; [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. | ||
==Proposals== | ==Proposals== | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 28 June 2008
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.
Getting a list of these projects would help to
- Improve their quality and promote them as ready to primetime.
- Highlight to externals some of the amazing stuff the Maemo platform can offer.
- Bring attention, testing, contributions, new users to them.
- Indicate to Nokia what is really worth promoting in their Maemo related activities.
- Cheer up the ego of promoters and contributors. :)
Criteria
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.
- Stable: feature set complete, installs flawlessly, works, doesn't harm the system, secure.
- Finger/thumb UI: stylus to be required only in exceptional and evident cases (e.g. drawing apps).
- Decent design: visually attractive and/or simple interface that works just as expected.
- maemo.org active: available in extras, complete information page in Downloads.
- Non commercial: Not developed by Nokia or commercial partners.
Candidates
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.
- Maemo Mapper
- Most downloaded application for Maemo. Best map application. Can interact with lots of different mapping sites, including OpenStreetmap.
- FBReader
- The best free e-book reader.
- GPXView
- A complete geocaching solution including GPS navigation.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
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.