Mer for X86, Nokia N8x0 and SmartQ version 0.13

Information about Mer can be found at http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer and everything you need to know about the release on http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Releases/0.13. It also has a list of known issues so please read them through first before installing.

We have also put up some general installation information and those with clone-to-SD Maemo will find this good to read through.

There will be a Maemo/Mozilla hackfest in Copenhagen (Mozilla Maemo Danish Weekend), Saturday-Sunday 30-31 May 2009 (with party Friday 29 May), where Mer is one of the focus areas as well. As it is a hackfest the focus will be more on coding than on presentations. If you are able to show up and you are willing to help out with Mer, you're more than encouraged to do so Focus of the Mer part will be bringing Mer to 1.0 (day-to-day usable on N8x0s).

Highlights of this release:
* We have moved away from Jaiku for microblogging, please see http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Awareness for more information
* We have now 100% moved Mer to being built in OpenSUSE Build Service, which means no more Scratchbox.
* Nokia has sponsored several of the Mer team members making them able to show up at the Mozilla Maemo Danish Weekend - thanks!!
* We began to include Fremantle beta sources
* Left handed scroll bars setting in themes control panel
* There will be discussions on UDS Karmic about [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubu...karmic-use-mer Mer as Ubuntu MID], and we look forward to working together with them to improve Mer packages and spread the Maemo platform to more users.
* Qt for Maemo framework compiled
* Now using fbdev instead of omapfb as X driver on N8x0
* Midori now has webkit by Bundyo, hns, with HIM support.
* For v0.13 only X86, N8x0, SmartQ5 is supported. Rest will come (770, Beagleboard, Pocket Loox) once we can build their kernels in OBS.
* Our sprints now last a month - and we've put a guide up on how to participate in Mer in a structured manner

Next release is 15 June 2009 (0.14). Mer is still a work in progress and as such you should not expect too much of it (note long list of known issues). We are in dire need of hands, both coders, architects/designers, testers, or anyone passionate about mobile development, so if you think you can contribute, you're more than welcome to join us in this community effort.

If you would like to participate, read through http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/People and http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Sprints (this includes a guide on how to participate actively - simple procedures!) and see if there's anything you can help out with. We're on #mer on FreeNode, IRC, if you'd like to hang out and discuss.

Thanks to all the people helping out with testing, development, design, etc. This community project wouldn't move ahead without you (you're far too many to list by now, but see mer-chatter archives for those active on there).

Obligatory screenshots (The biggest part of 0.13 is us moving to OpenSUSE Build Service), so here's the 0.12 screenshots):

















and Meizirkki's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJ82NywcJE