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| - | maemo.nokia.com will contain | + | maemo.nokia.com will contain one page related to the current scope of maemo.org. Here we draft it. Quim needs to deliver *yesterday*. |
| - | = | + | [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=308006 Talk discussion] |
| - | + | == Software freedom, open communities and you == | |
| - | + | Maemo devices are all about choice. Users can enjoy the features and services included right out of the box, and they can shape their own experience by downloading many more applications — most of them for free. This is how Maemo devices become something more than just cool gadgets, they become integral tools that satisfy demanding customers. | |
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| - | + | That said, if you want more... there is a lot more. | |
| - | Maemo | + | Maemo is an open platform running on open devices. It has Linux at its core, but also plenty more software components maintained by communities of open source developers. The platform is based on well-known technologies that are widely used in the free software community. |
| - | + | ''"So what?"'' you might say. Well, all of this matters if you wish to go beyond the role of a customer, a pure user. | |
| - | + | In 1991, a young developer named Linus Torvalds began a software project in Helsinki, Finland (coincidentally the same city where the Maemo headquarters are located). That project was called Linux, and one interesting aspect of it was its ''open'' and ''free'' creative process. Other developers could look at the code, improve it, adapt it to specific purposes, and redistribute it. | |
| - | + | All of this was — and is — done in a transparent and collaborative way, mostly via the Internet. Freedom, transparency, and online collaboration defined the methods of working on this very successful project. Free software existed before Linux, but over the years it has become a global phenomenon, an industrial trend, and a source of inspiration for countless important projects that drive the Internet today: Mozilla, Wikipedia, BitTorrent... The list is long. Maemo is proud to be a part of this tradition, contributing to several open source projects where Nokia is also involved. | |
| - | + | You will feel this as soon as you land at [http://maemo.org http://maemo.org]. The Maemo Community is a place for everybody to share, discuss, get and provide help, work on improvements, and enjoy the open atmosphere. No matter what your background in computing is, or what your motivation for purchasing a Maemo device was, you are guaranteed to find peers to meet and have fun with. This is how anyone can get involved in open source collaboration — even without a clue about programming. | |
| - | + | Give it a try. [http://maemo.org/downloads/ Download] and rate some applications, [http://talk.maemo.org share your opinions], [http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/ propose ideas]... Once you enter this open collaboration, it will be easy to know what to do next. | |
| - | + | '''Beware.''' You might end up learning more than you expect. You might become more excited and involved than you intended to. Your community karma might rise beyond your expectations. One day you might even find yourself meeting other Maemo peers face-to-face, late at night in a city you've never visited before — far beyond the point where you were a pure user. | |
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| - | + | Yes, all of these things might happen to you after opening a Maemo box. | |
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 11 May 2010
maemo.nokia.com will contain one page related to the current scope of maemo.org. Here we draft it. Quim needs to deliver *yesterday*.
[edit] Software freedom, open communities and you
Maemo devices are all about choice. Users can enjoy the features and services included right out of the box, and they can shape their own experience by downloading many more applications — most of them for free. This is how Maemo devices become something more than just cool gadgets, they become integral tools that satisfy demanding customers.
That said, if you want more... there is a lot more.
Maemo is an open platform running on open devices. It has Linux at its core, but also plenty more software components maintained by communities of open source developers. The platform is based on well-known technologies that are widely used in the free software community.
"So what?" you might say. Well, all of this matters if you wish to go beyond the role of a customer, a pure user.
In 1991, a young developer named Linus Torvalds began a software project in Helsinki, Finland (coincidentally the same city where the Maemo headquarters are located). That project was called Linux, and one interesting aspect of it was its open and free creative process. Other developers could look at the code, improve it, adapt it to specific purposes, and redistribute it.
All of this was — and is — done in a transparent and collaborative way, mostly via the Internet. Freedom, transparency, and online collaboration defined the methods of working on this very successful project. Free software existed before Linux, but over the years it has become a global phenomenon, an industrial trend, and a source of inspiration for countless important projects that drive the Internet today: Mozilla, Wikipedia, BitTorrent... The list is long. Maemo is proud to be a part of this tradition, contributing to several open source projects where Nokia is also involved.
You will feel this as soon as you land at http://maemo.org. The Maemo Community is a place for everybody to share, discuss, get and provide help, work on improvements, and enjoy the open atmosphere. No matter what your background in computing is, or what your motivation for purchasing a Maemo device was, you are guaranteed to find peers to meet and have fun with. This is how anyone can get involved in open source collaboration — even without a clue about programming.
Give it a try. Download and rate some applications, share your opinions, propose ideas... Once you enter this open collaboration, it will be easy to know what to do next.
Beware. You might end up learning more than you expect. You might become more excited and involved than you intended to. Your community karma might rise beyond your expectations. One day you might even find yourself meeting other Maemo peers face-to-face, late at night in a city you've never visited before — far beyond the point where you were a pure user.
Yes, all of these things might happen to you after opening a Maemo box.
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