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The Mer platform is a Linux distribution for mobile devices based on the Maemo platform from Nokia. Mer goals include:
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*Improving and developing parts of Maemo that are of interest to the Maemo community.
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*Making it easier to port existing desktop applications by hildonizing and adjusting them to the tablet form factor.
*Encouraging third party experimentation and development.
*Supporting tablet hardware no longer receiving updated OS software by Nokia.
*Making Maemo a generic platform for all tablet devices, including non-Nokia ones.
*Focusing Maemo community efforts in platform-related areas


'''It is -not- a Nokia project, it's a project started by maemo.org community members.'''
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== Mer is back ==


Mer platform development will be done in the open, with public SCM repository, bugtrackers, and Wiki-based blueprint discussion.
Please visit http://www.merproject.org to learn more about these news.


We should stop seeing the tablets as strictly under-powered embedded systems, and see them for what they really are: powerful, power-efficient, economical handheld computers.
We're hanging out on #mer on FreeNode IRC (irc.freenode.net) if you would like to discuss Mer (here's a [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=Mer web based IRC client])


Historically, the Mer platform came from a discussion on [[Maemo_Reconstructed|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of the thoughts in this proposal (M-R PoC), which developed into Mer after realization that it was a viable direction of development.
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If you would like to participate in and contribute to Mer - participate in the [[Mer/Sprints|Mer Sprints]] - current one is [[Mer/Sprints/0.7|Mer Sprint 0.7]] and read the [[Mer/Documentation|Mer Documentation]]
 
If you want to see documentation for Mer releases - see [[Mer/Releases|Mer Releases]], latest is [[Mer/Releases/0.6|Mer 0.6]]
 
== Participants in Mer ==
 
(Please read the [[Mer/Sprints|Mer Sprints]] instead of editing this table, if you would like to participate)
 
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! Nickname
! Name
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! Location
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Stskeeps || Carsten V. Munk || Centre for Pervasive Healthcare, University of Aarhus. MSc. student || Beginning || Aarhus, Denmark
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 3 June 2012

Mer
An open, community-led, Linux distribution for mobile devices

Mer is back

Please visit http://www.merproject.org to learn more about these news.

We're hanging out on #mer on FreeNode IRC (irc.freenode.net) if you would like to discuss Mer (here's a web based IRC client)