egoshin
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2010-07-20
, 19:00
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@ California
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#111
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2010-07-20
, 19:23
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@ in states for now
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#112
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For lack of a proper mailing list and project name I'm starting this new thread
to brainstorm about a new project which has at least two main goals:
* use Debian (or Ubuntu) as a upstream for MeeGo.
MeeGo itself is deliberately going to be incompatible to every other distribution.
* port Debian with MeeGo components to the N900
UPDATE: we are brainstorming on this page http://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo_on_Debian
DISCLAIMER:
This thread is not about _whether_ Debian should be upstream but _how_ we could implement it.
We're not interested what your favorite distribution is or why you don't like Debian.
For flamewars please start another thread.
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2010-07-24
, 03:35
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@ Germany
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#113
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2010-07-26
, 11:37
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@ Warsaw, Poland
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#114
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This project is a very welcome idea!
But why not setting up a completely Debian based OS for the phones?
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2010-07-26
, 11:49
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@ Germany
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#115
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2010-07-26
, 11:52
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@ Warsaw, Poland
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#116
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2010-07-26
, 12:04
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@ earth?
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#117
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2010-07-26
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@ Warsaw, Poland
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#118
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Does anyone know if there are workarounds or do we have to wait until MeeGo eventually releases everything (next release is October)?
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2010-07-26
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@ Germany
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#119
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I think we should start with a native Debian squeeze port to the N900, while legally reusing the proprietary Nokia components to avoid losing functionality (unlike Mer).
This means we would try to upgrade as much as possible free components to their Debian counterparts without breaking compatibility for the proprietary Nokia stuff. Alternatively the Nokia software could run in a minimal chroot to provide everyday functionality on the N900.
I think starting with an existing device has the advantage of testing the port in the real world scenario
and access to a larger community which may be interested in running a full Debian distribution on their device (so far they only have Easydeb).
Later we could integrate more and more MeeGo components and send the necessary modification to
Debian upstream. Building of packages would be done using the Debian infrastructure.
I'm working on a solution which makes it possible to keep the original rootfs on NAND
but which creates a chroot on eMMC and boots from there. It removes the need for optification
while taking advantage of the faster NAND for system files. System files can be selectively replaced.
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2010-10-20
, 00:14
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@ Kuwait
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#120
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