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	qgil	2010-05-28 , 16:42
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint

This thread about taking the DEB base (so maemo), adding MeeGo compat layer, and adding the MeeGo/Harmattan Handset UX. That is what Harmattan will be on the next device.

Now, this leads into my question:

Why? Don't get me wrong - I think it's cool to have this project/idea and when Harmattan does open up porting it might be fun... but still - why?

You answered the question yourself!

When MeeGo-Harmattan is launchedd next to a new Nokia device many people with an N900 will say: I want that! The "MeeGo-Harmattan Community Edition" will be the closest option for N900 users (and nobody knows today how close that be).

Even if MeeGo from meego.com is available for the N900 and shares an API compatible layer, Ovi Maps and other closed binaries in that MeeGo-Harmattan will be available only as debs. Not easy to make them run on top of plain MeeGo (rpm and slightly different middleware), I would say.

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