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Originally Posted by inte View Post
Where Nokia is heading is obvious, the N9 was the last Maemo-based mobile phone, upcoming devices will therefore be based on Windows Phone.
However, I love both my N900 and my N9 so much that I'm actually not willing to accept that the Maemo concept, the combination of open source plus professional ecosystem backend from Nokia (like Maps and Music) should have no future!
Intels mobile Atom platform is ready for production now, and as well Motorola as Lenovo have unveiled Intel-based smartphones.
Also, an Intel-Z2460 based tablet hast been spotted already.
Wouldn't it be amazing to get an Intel powered mobile device such as a tablet which is running Maemo and which is also binary compatible with current Debian/Ubuntu or Fedora distributions?
I also love the amazing swipe gestures of the N9 - I never want to miss them again!
Since there are some other Linux based smartphone projects such as Ubuntu or Openmoko, I only wonder how much of the current maemo infrastructure could be transferred to those?

What actually is Meltemi?
I really don't believe that there is still active Linux research going on at Nokia, but this project is mentioned from time to time...
the future is bleak! but hopefully not so bleak that we have to replace Arm with Intel in mobile devices. I don't want my mobile device to melt away and shut down. Intel is playing a desperate game of catch up with Arm, a game they will not win. and since they will not win on mobile devices, dont bet your future on Intel stocks

anyways, I also dont accept that Nokia has given the Linux community a cold shoulder, but the worst is in my opinion that the Linux Kernel side, GNU, KDE and Gnome is so far behind in making Linux/GNU available on mobile platforms. And I am not counting binary blobs solutions, although they are better than Android, Ios and Winphone. I am talking about the freedom to install your own Linux solutions on mobile platforms like we currently can on PCs.
There has ofcourse been some progress on Mobile platforms, a worthy mention is ofcourse Maemo, Meego, Mer, Tizen, WebOS(perhaps), Hildon, Plasma active.

We need more, we need to conquer the mobile platform. Like Microsoft, Intel and some others, the Linux/GNU/open source/free community has missed the mobile revolution. Where are all the Linux distroes for Ipad? For Samsung galaxy? For android devices? for smartphones? for tablets?

This is the main problem. and dont tell me its difficult or the hardware is complex and closed, because its not in the original spirit of the free community to give up.


how wonderful would it be to have Maemo as a Linux distribution from Nokia with support from some future updated devices? that would be fantastic and brilliant?

how likely is it now that Nokia has sold out? Not very likely.
 

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