Thread: Why not ditch Maemo and work on a new OS?
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JamesJ is offline JamesJ
2015-03-25 , 12:59
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Originally Posted by sulu View Post
You probably like Debian for its (mostly) well-working package management. And although Maemo uses the same tools, it's a totally different story here. Debian's ease and stability doesn't come with the tools (alone). It comes with the strict policies of when a new package is accepted and when not.
I meant Linux in general, I actually switch between Arch and Debian on my two Thinkpads.

Fremantle is a fork of Debian from a time when Squeeze was testing. It's essentially a Lenny/Squeeze mix, with some parts even dating back to Etch, which were apparently carried over from an earlier Maemo version.
Ah, I assumed it was Squeeze, but jeez thats old.

Are you actually interested in a new OS on the N900 phone or are you just unsatisfied with userland development options of the N900 as a pocket computer?
A new OS yes. But not for any purpose other than I love the device, I use it mainly for pen testing, but also for programming on the move. Challenge myself to puzzles when out and about. As I said previously, I'm just seeing this small "computer" (not phone or tablet. I've never put a simcard in mine) that shouldn't be locked down like it is. Again this is completely personal. The challenge is what makes me want to do it, and the fact I'm going to learn a **** load of useful stuff that will aid my career/hobby along the way.
 

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