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2009-08-21
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I'm a little confused about Mer. Wondering the same things. Is it an extension of Maemo or just an alternative? What are the pros and cons?
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2009-08-21
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Mer is the next OS for the n800 and n810 tablets. The OS used for n900 will not be compatible with older tablets thus a community effort (sponsored by Nokia partially I think) the next (unofficial?) OS.
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They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
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2009-08-21
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so Mer is only for legacy devices? I would prefer Maemo to Mer, or is Mer adding more functions? And can Mer run on the N900?
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2009-08-21
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Originally Posted by christexaport
You might find "Mer/About" helpful.
so Mer is only for legacy devices? I would prefer Maemo to Mer, or is Mer adding more functions? And can Mer run on the N900?
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2009-08-21
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby
Thanks sjgadsby...
You might find "Mer/About" helpful.
Now back to the original question
Do we know anything about these API's yet or will that all have to wait for Nokia World...
Will anybody be attending?
http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld/d...nce-agenda.htm
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2009-08-21
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sorry to hijack the thread, but I've read extensively about Mer, but don't understand completely, which is what has always scared me about Linux. I understand it that Mer is REPLACEMENT for Maemo/Diablo, but is this true for Freemantle as well? What I mean is is Mer an upgrade or downgrade from Freemantle, or just a quasi Freemantle for legacy devices?
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2009-08-21
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As a future RX-51/71 user, how much attention should I pay to Mer? Could it replace Maemo for Nokia as well?
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2009-08-21
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Originally Posted by christexaport
Please see the "Mer does what?!?!" thread. If it doesn't answer all your questions, please ask them there or in a new thread in the Alternatives forum.
sorry to hijack the thread, but I've read extensively about Mer, but don't understand completely...
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2009-08-22
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Originally Posted by YoDude
If we say Mer/N8x0 exclusively, then maybe. I don't know. Nokia doesn't have a problem pushing Nokia software to Nokia devices.
Will OVI API's be available for use in Mer? That is; is it concievable that an N800/810 could run Nokia maps, etc.
If Mer is sane enough for Ovi APIs, then it's really a matter of Nokia giving the go and recompiling. But it's all up to Nokia.
If Mer/everywhere - I highly doubt so
Unless if Nokia wants to earn money on services independent of devices and use that Maemo API is on several devices. Interesting discussion though. Someone suggest a lightning talk on the topic for summit of the pro- and cons of this stuff?
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