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giostark: /* Android */

giostark — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:23:20 GMT

Android

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	There have been several successful attempts to boot Android on the tablets, starting with the earliest Android SDK, which was booted from a chroot. When the Android source code became available in late 2008, several teams, working in parallel, managed to get Android booting.		There have been several successful attempts to boot Android on the tablets, starting with the earliest Android SDK, which was booted from a chroot. When the Android source code became available in late 2008, several teams, working in parallel, managed to get Android booting.

-	The [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~nitdroid~~.com/ NITdroid] project is a kernel and userspace port from scratch, and it is currently the most advanced port.	+	The [https://sites.google.com/site/nitdroid/home NITdroid] project is a kernel and userspace port from scratch, and it is currently the most advanced port.

	[[Category:Users]]		[[Category:Users]]
	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Power users]]		[[Category:Power users]]

joerg_rw: Undo revision 45772 by 70.135.114.247 (Talk) SPAM

joerg_rw — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:48:05 GMT

Undo revision 45772 by 70.135.114.247 (Talk) SPAM

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	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Power users]]		[[Category:Power users]]
-	~~[http://www.prlog.org/11289974-phone-number-lookup-verizon-phone-number-reverse-lookup-to-get-information-you-need-quickly.html cell phone number lookup]~~

70.135.114.247: /* Android */

70.135.114.247 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:07:00 GMT

Android

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	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Power users]]		[[Category:Power users]]
		+	[http://www.prlog.org/11289974-phone-number-lookup-verizon-phone-number-reverse-lookup-to-get-information-you-need-quickly.html cell phone number lookup]

amigadave: cut some outdated information

amigadave — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:37:14 GMT

cut some outdated information

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	[[Mer]] is a new Linux operating system, built upon a thin base of Ubuntu Jaunty combined with the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform, such as the Hildon desktop.		[[Mer]] is a new Linux operating system, built upon a thin base of Ubuntu Jaunty combined with the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform, such as the Hildon desktop.

-	[[Mer]] began as an idea that, due to Nokia's push to make most of Maemo open source, it should be possible to "reconstruct" Maemo using only open source elements. The "Maemo Reconstructed" proof of concept developed into Mer as it became clear to the developers that this was a viable environment for both developers and end-users.	+	Mer began as an idea that, due to Nokia's push to make most of Maemo open source, it should be possible to "reconstruct" Maemo using only open source elements. The "Maemo Reconstructed" proof of concept developed into Mer as it became clear to the developers that this was a viable environment for both developers and end-users.

	Unlike its predecessor, Deblet, Mer avoids using proprietary closed-source binaries to achieve functionality. Consequently, there are still some missing pieces (such as drivers) to achieve full functionality on a pure Mer system.		Unlike its predecessor, Deblet, Mer avoids using proprietary closed-source binaries to achieve functionality. Consequently, there are still some missing pieces (such as drivers) to achieve full functionality on a pure Mer system.

	Development status: There was no release since October 2009.		Development status: There was no release since October 2009.
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-	~~(''If you are interested in getting involved, you can find more information in the [[Mer]] pages.'')~~

	== Mamona ==		== Mamona ==
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	== Android ==		== Android ==

-	[~~http~~:~~//en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~Google_Android Android] is a new operating system by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, based on the Linux kernel, but using custom Java libraries to run all applications.	+	[[:wikipedia:Google_Android\|Android]] is a new operating system by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, based on the Linux kernel, but using custom Java libraries to run all applications.

	There have been several successful attempts to boot Android on the tablets, starting with the earliest Android SDK, which was booted from a chroot. When the Android source code became available in late 2008, several teams, working in parallel, managed to get Android booting.		There have been several successful attempts to boot Android on the tablets, starting with the earliest Android SDK, which was booted from a chroot. When the Android source code became available in late 2008, several teams, working in parallel, managed to get Android booting.

	The [http://www.nitdroid.com/ NITdroid] project is a kernel and userspace port from scratch, and it is currently the most advanced port.		The [http://www.nitdroid.com/ NITdroid] project is a kernel and userspace port from scratch, and it is currently the most advanced port.
-

	[[Category:Users]]		[[Category:Users]]
	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Power users]]		[[Category:Power users]]
-
-	~~==External links==~~
-	~~[http://mackeeper.zeobit.com/how-to-uninstall-mac-programs how to uninstall mac programs]~~

amigadave: /* Ubuntu */ wikify link

amigadave — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:33:34 GMT

Ubuntu: wikify link

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	It appears that a more recent version has been worked on by user:Mohammad7410.		It appears that a more recent version has been worked on by user:Mohammad7410.
-	See ~~http://wiki.maemo.org/~~User:Mohammad7410/Ubuntu for instructions on loading Ubuntu 9.10.	+	See [[User:Mohammad7410/Ubuntu]] for instructions on loading Ubuntu 9.10.

	== Mer ==		== Mer ==

mightydonna at 14:33, 30 September 2010

mightydonna — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:33:59 GMT

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	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Power users]]		[[Category:Power users]]
		+
		+	==External links==
		+	[http://mackeeper.zeobit.com/how-to-uninstall-mac-programs how to uninstall mac programs]

71.231.0.55: /* Ubuntu */

71.231.0.55 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:08:10 GMT

Ubuntu

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	In late 2008, Canonical [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8395222090.html announced] an official armel port of its Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" release. As with the rest of the Ubuntu distribution, the armel port leveraged the work already done by the Debian team to produce a very workable port, and the repositories rapidly filled up with a large percentage of the apps available to other architectures. As with Debian armel, there were several reports of successfully booting Ubuntu on the tablets, but the most well known bootable version of "vanilla" Ubuntu Jaunty was the port by [[User:b-man\|b-man]].		In late 2008, Canonical [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8395222090.html announced] an official armel port of its Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" release. As with the rest of the Ubuntu distribution, the armel port leveraged the work already done by the Debian team to produce a very workable port, and the repositories rapidly filled up with a large percentage of the apps available to other architectures. As with Debian armel, there were several reports of successfully booting Ubuntu on the tablets, but the most well known bootable version of "vanilla" Ubuntu Jaunty was the port by [[User:b-man\|b-man]].
		+
		+	It appears that a more recent version has been worked on by user:Mohammad7410.
		+	See http://wiki.maemo.org/User:Mohammad7410/Ubuntu for instructions on loading Ubuntu 9.10.

	== Mer ==		== Mer ==

lazart: /* Mer */

lazart — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:02:41 GMT

Mer

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	Unlike its predecessor, Deblet, Mer avoids using proprietary closed-source binaries to achieve functionality. Consequently, there are still some missing pieces (such as drivers) to achieve full functionality on a pure Mer system.		Unlike its predecessor, Deblet, Mer avoids using proprietary closed-source binaries to achieve functionality. Consequently, there are still some missing pieces (such as drivers) to achieve full functionality on a pure Mer system.
-
-	~~(''If you are interested in getting involved, you can find more information in the [[Mer]] pages.'')~~

	Development status: There was no release since October 2009.		Development status: There was no release since October 2009.
		+
		+	(''If you are interested in getting involved, you can find more information in the [[Mer]] pages.'')

	== Mamona ==		== Mamona ==

lazart: /* Mer */

lazart — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:02:10 GMT

Mer

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	(''If you are interested in getting involved, you can find more information in the [[Mer]] pages.'')		(''If you are interested in getting involved, you can find more information in the [[Mer]] pages.'')
		+
		+	Development status: There was no release since October 2009.

	== Mamona ==		== Mamona ==

b-man: /* Ubuntu */

b-man — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:24:22 GMT

Ubuntu

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	The Nokia-sponsored [http://mojo.handhelds.org/ Handhelds Mojo project] began porting Ubuntu to the armel architecture in 2007. It's interesting for its compilation entirely on native ARM hardware.		The Nokia-sponsored [http://mojo.handhelds.org/ Handhelds Mojo project] began porting Ubuntu to the armel architecture in 2007. It's interesting for its compilation entirely on native ARM hardware.

-	In late 2008, Canonical [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8395222090.html announced] an official armel port of its Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" release. As with the rest of the Ubuntu distribution, the armel port leveraged the work already done by the Debian team to produce a very workable port, and the repositories rapidly filled up with a large percentage of the apps available to other architectures. As with Debian armel, there were several reports of successfully booting Ubuntu on the tablets, but the most well known bootable version of "vanilla" Ubuntu Jaunty was the port by [[User:~~bman~~\|~~bman~~]].	+	In late 2008, Canonical [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8395222090.html announced] an official armel port of its Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" release. As with the rest of the Ubuntu distribution, the armel port leveraged the work already done by the Debian team to produce a very workable port, and the repositories rapidly filled up with a large percentage of the apps available to other architectures. As with Debian armel, there were several reports of successfully booting Ubuntu on the tablets, but the most well known bootable version of "vanilla" Ubuntu Jaunty was the port by [[User:b-man\|b-man]].

	== Mer ==		== Mer ==