Why Meego on N900 is the right and future-proof direction for the community
So, I think it’s about time for me to really weigh in why it is I’m pushing MeeGo on N900 and why this is the right direction. This is probably going to be a bit long. Some people asked me to repost it on my blog as to not have it lost in the maelstrom of talk.maemo.org
Where are those mobile Qt apps ? (Part 2, Adoption)
After my last blog post that discussed the Qt toolkit ’s history, present and future in the Nokia ecosystem, in this second part of my blog series I will talk about the problems of Qt adoption among developers so far and the effects these problems had on (the lack of) mobile Qt applications today. This will not be an article about the flaws of C++, bloatedness of frameworks and similar issues.
So, where are those mobile Qt apps ? (Part 1, History)
As part of a testing and compatibility effort, Nokia announced Qt to be officially available on Maemo 5 (i.e. the Nokia N900) on the Maemo Summit in October 2009
Nokia N8x series Will Be Symbian^4 Smartphones As Planned
As always planned at Nokia HQ, Nokia N9xx series will be powered by MeeGo, while Nokia N8x series devices (think Nokia N8 / N87 and the likes) will be Symbian^4 smartphones in the future.
Nokia N8x series Will Be Symbian^4 Smartphones As Planned
As always planned at Nokia HQ, Nokia N9xx series will be powered by MeeGo, while Nokia N8x series devices (think Nokia N8 / N87 and the likes) will be Symbian^4 smartphones in the future.
maemo.org sprint process: future discussion
maemo.org currently organises its paid contributors; and some volunteers; through an agile “sprint” process . This process has tasks picked up and run with for four weeks
Future of Rygel
While you can follow the progress of Rygel through the release announcements on my blog, mailing-lists and even git log, I feel that I am not providing enough information about the future plans.
Array Theme
I present my second public release, Array, that is a really stylish black/grey theme for your N900. Its minimalistic style makes it non-distracting and easy to read.
Why Maemo is a powerful platform? Because of native applications!
I have been thinking what is the major difference of Maemo compared to many other platforms, and I think it is that it offers native Linux for developers. Instead of living in the limitations of javascript, Maemo enables you to do much more and enables you to use the full computing power available from this little computer.