Task:Remarkable community projects

152.2.229.76 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:46:05 GMT

152.2.229.76: /* Proposals */

''This is a subtask of [[Task:Defining maemo]] and is looking for volunteers''

There are hundreds of community projects around Maemo, but some are especially remarkable, providing a unique contribution to the project.

Getting a list of these projects would help to
* Improve their quality and promote them as ''ready to primetime''.
* Highlight to externals some of the amazing stuff the Maemo platform can offer.
* Bring attention, testing, contributions, new users to them.
* Indicate to Nokia what is really worth promoting in their Maemo related activities.
* Cheer up the ego of promoters and contributors. :)

==Criteria==
Propose criteria to select projects.
* '''Alive''': Maintained regularly and available in the last stabe release.
* '''Open''': community feedback and contributions are part of the project - open source is a very good factor but not a must.
* '''Stable''': feature set complete, installs flawlessly, works, doesn't harm the system, secure.
* '''Finger/thumb UI''': stylus to be required only in exceptional and evident cases (e.g. drawing apps).
* '''Decent design''': visually attractive and/or simple interface that works just as expected.
* '''maemo.org active''': available in extras, complete information page in Downloads.

==Proposals==
Add your comments supporting/against the candidates listed below.
; Abiword : Abiword's another desktop application which has a really nice port to maemo. A document editor which is very powerful and lightweight.
; Camera : This is the first 3rd party application I installed on my tablet.
; Dates & Contacts : Both part of the Pimlico suite of applications, these allow me to use the N810 as a personal calendar and address book, with desktop synchronisation to boot.
; Gnumeric : Gnumeric is a great spreadsheet application, and the maemo port has been very nicely done.
; Maemo Mapper : The best map application for the N810 that I'm aware of. Can interact with lots of different mapping sites, including OpenStreetmap.
; Maemo Recorder : Turn your N8X0 into a dictaphone. Very useful.
; Maemo WordPy: Blogging software that hooks to WordPress and Blogger accounts, allows image uploads, post creating and editing, tagging. Especially notable for its finger-friendly menu.
; Numpty Physics : This game is educational, hard, fun. Made for the stylus.
; Pidgin for Maemo : Instant messaging application, ported from the desktop.
; Vagalume : Last.fm is my favourite music site, and Vagalume is my favourite Last.fm client.
; XChat : IRC on your tablet. Nice port.
; Xournal : A great notes/sketch utility. One of ''few'' apps that utilize the pressure sensitivity of the screen! Invaluable to create and annotate PDF documents on a pocket computer.

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Task:Remarkable community projects