Thread: Maemo + Moblin = MeeGo
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2010-02-15 , 16:30
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#198
Originally Posted by rmerren View Post
In short: If Nokia pushes QT as the primary development system for MeeGo (and even if they don't) I suspect this will lead to MANY more apps available for the N900 than we currently see.

P.S. we have seen people running OSX, Windows 95, and Windows 98 on the N900. I predict that within days of the source code being posted, someone will have MeeGo ported to N900. Drivers for the cameras, accelerometer, phone, and GPS will be a question as to whether it is an experiment or an actual upgrade for the phone.
I agree, Qt is the key here. Critical mass is, well, critical, and across platforms will be good for app development as well despite different usage models and differences in terms of capability of the hardware.

In a sense it seems to me Intel brings more of their OS and Nokia brings Qt and the developer community and the Maemo interface. At least that's my reading of the media reporting. In that case it's a bit surprising as it seems to me Maemo5 is more finished than Moblin. At least in terms of integration of cams, accelerometers, GPS etc. There are examples on the internet of people installing Moblin 2.x and none of the peripherals work.