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|'''Mer''' 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
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== Releases ==
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If you want to download a Mer release - see [[Mer/Releases|Mer Releases]], latest is [[Mer/Releases/0.6|Mer 0.6]].
== Mer is back ==


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


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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== Get Involved ==
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]]
 
=== Participants in Mer ===
 
(Please read the [[Mer/Sprints|Mer Sprints]] wiki page instead of editing this table, if you would like to participate)
 
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! Nickname
! Name
! Affiliation (employer) or occupation
! Registered since
! Location
! Areas of interest
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| [[User:Stskeeps|Stskeeps]] || Carsten V. Munk || Centre for Pervasive Healthcare, University of Aarhus. MSc. comp.sci. student || Beginning || Aarhus, Denmark || Community, genericity of mobile platform.
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| [[User:Jaffa|Jaffa]] || Andrew Flegg || Systems' architect || 2009-01-18 || UK || Upstream (Ubuntu/Maemo) compatibility, user-experience
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| [[User:GeneralAntilles|GeneralAntilles]] || Ryan Abel || Student || 2009-01-22 || US || Public relations, documentation, maemo.org infrastructure
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| [[User:Andrewfblack|Andrewfblack]] || Andrew F. Black || Radiation Protection Technician || 2009-01-22 || Alabama, US || Theme Development
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| [[User:qwerty12|qwerty12]] || Faheem Pervez || Student || 2009-01-22 || London, UK || Mer packager.
|}
 
== Latest Activity ==
From [http://jaiku.com/channel/mer #mer on Jaiku]:
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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)