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amigadave: /* History */ add some outdated information and a link

amigadave — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:01:35 GMT

History: add some outdated information and a link

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	== History ==		== History ==
-	Mer has evolved from discussion around [[Maemo_Reconstructed\|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of these thoughts. The M-R PoC developed into Mer after it was realised that it was - indeed - a viable environment for both developers and end-users.	+	Mer has evolved from discussion around [[Maemo_Reconstructed\|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of these thoughts. The M-R PoC developed into Mer after it was realised that it was - indeed - a viable environment for both developers and end-users. On Thursday 2th May 2009 [[Mer/Ubuntu MID\|Ubuntu MID]] decided to use Mer as their upstream.

	== Events ==		== Events ==

amigadave — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:48:37 GMT

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	<imagemap>Image:Mer-logo.png\|left\|160px		<imagemap>Image:Mer-logo.png\|left\|160px
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	Some from 0.16 [[Mer/Documentation/Screenshots\|here]] and 0.15 [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]].		Some from 0.16 [[Mer/Documentation/Screenshots\|here]] and 0.15 [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]].
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-	~~[[Category:Mer]]~~

thp — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:52:04 GMT

Frequently Asked Questions: Add link to Maemo Reconstructed for Historians of the future (...)

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	* How do I install it?		* How do I install it?
	Go to the [[Mer/Documentation/Installation\|installation page]]		Go to the [[Mer/Documentation/Installation\|installation page]]
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		+	* What were the initial motivations for this project?
		+	See [[Maemo Reconstructed]] for the initial proposal that lead to the Mer project.

	== Status ==		== Status ==

dneary — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:18:59 GMT

Screenshots

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	Mer has evolved from discussion around [[Maemo_Reconstructed\|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of these thoughts. The M-R PoC developed into Mer after it was realised that it was - indeed - a viable environment for both developers and end-users.		Mer has evolved from discussion around [[Maemo_Reconstructed\|reconstructing Maemo]] and a desire to make a proof of concept system of these thoughts. The M-R PoC developed into Mer after it was realised that it was - indeed - a viable environment for both developers and end-users.

		+	== Events ==
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		+	The Mer team meets regularly at [[../Events \| events]] to present and talk about Mer.
	== Screenshots ==		== Screenshots ==

guaka — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:01:03 GMT

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	<div style="clear: left"></div>		<div style="clear: left"></div>
	== Background ==		== Background ==
-	Mer is a new operating system for small, mobile touch-screen devices.	+	[[Mer]] is a new operating system for small, mobile touch-screen devices.

	It is Linux based and layers the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform over a modern Ubuntu base.		It is Linux based and layers the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform over a modern Ubuntu base.
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	Some from 0.16 [[Mer/Documentation/Screenshots\|here]] and 0.15 [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]].		Some from 0.16 [[Mer/Documentation/Screenshots\|here]] and 0.15 [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]].
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		+	[[Category:Mer]]

twaelti — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:41:49 GMT

added 0.16 screenshots

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	== Screenshots ==		== Screenshots ==

-	Mer 0.15 ~~Screenshots~~ [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]]	+	Some from 0.16 [[Mer/Documentation/Screenshots\|here]] and 0.15 [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]].

lbt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:14:20 GMT

update link

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	The goals of Mer include:		The goals of Mer include:
	* Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices		* Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices
-	* Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the Vendor Social Contract	+	* Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the [[Mer/Documentation/Vendor Social Contract\|Vendor Social Contract]]
	* Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors		* Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors
	* Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware		* Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware

sajuthankappan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:30:48 GMT

Screenshots

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	== Screenshots ==		== Screenshots ==

-	Mer 0.14 Screenshots [[Mer/Releases/0.14#Screenshots\|here]]	+	Mer 0.15 Screenshots [[Mer/Releases/0.15#Screenshots\|here]]

capn_fish — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:53:22 GMT

Status: Added link to documentation

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	== Status ==		== Status ==
	Mer is new and [[Mer/Releases\|constantly developing]] so the [[Mer/Status\|status]] of support for hardware and applications is steadily improving.		Mer is new and [[Mer/Releases\|constantly developing]] so the [[Mer/Status\|status]] of support for hardware and applications is steadily improving.
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		+	Also check the [[Mer/Documentation\|documentation]] page for more information.

	== History ==		== History ==

lbt — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:10:44 GMT

add device list

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	* Encourage and ease migration of existing applications		* Encourage and ease migration of existing applications
	* Support experimentation, innovation and development		* Support experimentation, innovation and development
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		+	Mer runs on : 770, N800, N810, FreeRunner, SmartQ5, SmartQ7, Beagleboard, and to some degree on Zaurus, Loox; we'd like to support other devices too... talk to us.

	== Mission ==		== Mission ==