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kpath 2009-11-05 20:20
Old Maemo software on n900
 
Does any one know if you can use maemo's os2008, os2007, and os2006 on the n900

pingu 2009-11-05 20:53
Re: Old Maemo software on n900
 
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Does any one know if you can use maemo's os2008, os2007, and os2006 on the n900
+1. Has someone managed to run former maemo os softwares on the n900?

Fargus 2009-11-05 21:25
Re: Old Maemo software on n900
 
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Originally Posted by pingu (Post 366710)
+1. Has someone managed to run former maemo os softwares on the n900?
Not quite sure why anyone would want to though?

mannakiosk 2009-11-05 22:03
Re: Old Maemo software on n900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fargus (Post 366747)
Not quite sure why anyone would want to though?
If anyone wants to use an app that is not (yet) ported to maemo 5.

Nathan 2009-11-05 22:07
Re: Old Maemo software on n900
 
Depending on the app it might actually run already.... But you might have to manually install it.

Nathan

Fargus 2009-11-05 22:11
Re: Old Maemo software on n900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mannakiosk (Post 366792)
If anyone wants to use an app that is not (yet) ported to maemo 5.
To be honest I can't see the point in this from a development perspective. To port and test an entire operating system onto new hardware would take a huge effort. The effort would be better spent porting the actualy applications to the new OS and running them at full speed.

As applications are being ported from one release of the same OS to another there is a well known migration route for most things. GTK+ used in OS2008 is available in Maemo 5 so the majority of differences are actually UI requirements and redesign.


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