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== Background ==<br />
Mer is a new operating system for small, mobile touch-screen devices.<br />
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It is Linux based and layers the best open-source elements of Nokia's Maemo platform over a modern Ubuntu base.<br />
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The goals of Mer include:<br />
* Integrate the best solutions for a wide variety of small form-factor devices<br />
* Encourage wider access to device capabilities through the Vendor Social Contract<br />
* Demonstrably provide an easy route to market for vendors<br />
* Dramatically reduce costs to vendors of supporting EOL hardware<br />
* Focus, harness and support community contributions to the platform<br />
* Encourage and ease migration of existing applications<br />
* Support experimentation, innovation and development<br />
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== Mission ==<br />
Mer platform development will be done in the open, with public SCM repository, bugtrackers, and Wiki-based blueprint discussion.<br />
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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.<br />
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==Frequently Asked Questions==<br />
* What is Mer?<br />
You did read the bit above? Oh, OK... from a user's point of view Mer aims to be a replacement for Maemo/Diablo.... but better! Note that we don't think it's there yet :)<br />
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* What can I do with it?<br />
Ideally you could install and run any app that runs on Ubuntu or Maemo extras.<br />
Of course some apps just need too much resource, or need a mouse or are closed; but most apps will run.<br />
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You can't do that in Maemo/Diablo.<br />
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* Does it run inside Diablo?<br />
No. Mer runs instead of Diablo - but don't panic, you can dual boot from one to the other.<br />
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* Can I install it on an internal/external SD card? (how big?)<br />
Yes! It needs about 1Gb of space. The simplest thing is to use an empty 2Gb card.<br />
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* How do I install it?<br />
Go to the [[Mer/Documentation/Installation|installation page]]<br />
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== Status ==<br />
Mer is new and [[Mer/Releases|constantly developing]] so the [[Mer/Status|status]] of support for hardware and applications is steadily improving.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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.<br />
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== Screenshots ==<br />
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You can see the current release screenshots [[Mer/Releases/0.11#Screenshots|here]]<br />
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