User:Stskeeps/Draft Mer Blueprint
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Historically, the Mer platform came from a discussion on [[Maemo_Reconstructed|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of the thoughts in this proposal (M-R PoC), which developed into Mer after realization that it was a viable direction of development.
Historically, the Mer platform came from a discussion on [[Maemo_Reconstructed|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of the thoughts in this proposal (M-R PoC), which developed into Mer after realization that it was a viable direction of development.
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== Sprints ==
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= Sprint January 2008 and before: Basic installable image =
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The purpose of this milestone:
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* To provide a basic installable image, both through installer and through flashing, for N8x0 tablets.
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* The image must include a basic user interface and ability to connect to Wi-Fi networks.
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* To provide a installer and image for 770 tablets.
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* To provide initial developer tools so we can start developing for the tablets
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* Prepare for next milestone in terms of collaborative
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| style="background:LightGreen" | Completed
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| style="background:LightBlue" | Good progress
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| Just standing
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| style="background:Orange" | Some help needed!
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| style="background:Tomato" | Really stuck/delayed
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Committed
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! Task
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! Owner
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! Highlights
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| 2008-08-12 || [[Task:Getting Nokia involved in bugs.maemo.org|Better organization of bugs.maemo.org components]]: Sort out last unclear issues, come up with implementation plan || Andre || 70% || Draft available at [[Talk:Task:Getting Nokia involved in bugs.maemo.org#Draft_structure]], implementation planned for Saturday 6 of December
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Revision as of 14:04, 16 January 2009

The Mer platform is a Linux distribution for mobile devices based on the Maemo platform from Nokia. Mer goals include:

  • Improving and developing parts of Maemo that are of interest to the Maemo community.
  • Making it easier to port existing desktop applications by hildonizing and adjusting them to the tablet form factor.
  • Encouraging third party experimentation and development.
  • Supporting tablet hardware no longer receiving updated OS software by Nokia.
  • Making Maemo a generic platform for all tablet devices, including non-Nokia ones.
  • Focusing Maemo community efforts in platform-related areas

Mer platform development will be done in the open, with public SCM repository, bugtrackers, and Wiki-based blueprint discussion.

We should stop seeing the tablets as strictly under-powered embedded systems, and see them for what they really are: powerful, power-efficient, economical handheld computers.

Historically, the Mer platform came from a discussion on reconstructing Maemo and a desire to make a proof of concept system of the thoughts in this proposal (M-R PoC), which developed into Mer after realization that it was a viable direction of development.

Sprints

Sprint January 2008 and before: Basic installable image

The purpose of this milestone:

  • To provide a basic installable image, both through installer and through flashing, for N8x0 tablets.
  • The image must include a basic user interface and ability to connect to Wi-Fi networks.
  • To provide a installer and image for 770 tablets.
  • To provide initial developer tools so we can start developing for the tablets
  • Prepare for next milestone in terms of collaborative
Completed Good progress Just standing Some help needed! Really stuck/delayed
Committed Task Owner  % Highlights
2008-08-12 Better organization of bugs.maemo.org components: Sort out last unclear issues, come up with implementation plan Andre 70% Draft available at Talk:Task:Getting Nokia involved in bugs.maemo.org#Draft_structure, implementation planned for Saturday 6 of December
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