Thread: Possibility of OS other than Maemo 5 on N900?
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sjgadsby is offline sjgadsby
2009-10-12 , 04:05
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Originally Posted by ARJWright View Post
Mer was/is designed to bring Maemo 5 functionality to the N800/N810 devices since by hardware specs they can't run Maemo 5. It doesn't make sense to have Mer for the N900.
Mer was designed to be Maemo rebuilt in a better, more open way. It was started before Nokia told anyone Maemo 5 wouldn't be released for the Internet Tablets. The fact that Mer is bringing Fremantle technologies to the 770, N800, and N810 is simply a side effect of Mer:
  • tracking Maemo's development
  • prioritizing running on as wide a range of hardware as is feasible
This means (and Mer developers have already stated) that:
  • Mer will be made to run on the N900
  • as Harmattan SDKs appear, Mer development will incorporate their changes
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