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Nokia, Intel Merge Maemo, Moblin Into MeeGo

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there-can-be-only-one dept.

AVee writes "Intel and Nokia just announced a new project called MeeGo. MeeGo is supposed to be the result of merging Maemo and Moblin, bringing together the best pieces of those (already quite similar platforms). Interestingly this means that Intel will be sponsoring a mobile Linux distro which will run on ARM."

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  1. Eh? by goose-incarnated · · Score: 4, Informative

    All Linux distros can potentially run on ARM ...

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    1. Re:Eh? by goldaryn · · Score: 4, Funny

      All Linux distros can potentially run on ARM ...

      All Windows distros can potentially run

  2. Funny names by goldaryn · · Score: 5, Funny

    MeeGo is supposed to be the result of merging Maemo and Moblin

    Who named these platforms, a Lord of the Rings fan with a speech impediment?

    1. Re:Funny names by Rexdude · · Score: 4, Insightful

      More like a Mi-Go

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    2. Re:Funny names by EvilNTUser · · Score: 4, Funny

      A stupid name is a prerequisite for being a successful FOSS product. Nokia and Intel have clearly done their homework.

      Also indicating huge potential, MeeGo has already ignited a flamewar between RPM and DEB supporters. Welcome to the community!

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  3. Re:Package management by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Q Will MeeGo use .rpm or .deb as its packaging system?
    A: MeeGo will use the .rpm format

    http://meego.com/about/faq

    Also Quim Gil of Maemo stated that it will officially support both GTK+ and Qt (original plan for Maemo 6 was to officially support only Qt and deliver GTK+ via community supported packages)
    http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=527251&postcount=87

  4. Re:Package management by EvilIdler · · Score: 4, Interesting

    RPM, says Intel. Can't find a link, but there is much gnashing of teeth over that at work here. I would prefer to keep the repository apt, at the very least. But apt+dpkg would be lovely.

  5. No by Carewolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    The real important question: What package management system will it use?

    No that's not it.

  6. Gtk RIP? by perrin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Both Maemo and Moblin started off Gtk-based, using the Clutter toolkit on top of Gtk. Now both have switched over to Qt. Are there any other serious users of Clutter left?

    I hear lots of projects starting with or switching to Qt these days, and none that switch to or start with Gtk. Having programmed in both Gtk and Qt, I have to say I understand why. Qt is hands down the better and more elegant toolkit, despite my preference for C over C++. Qt also makes it easier than Gtk to port between Linux, Mac and Windows. Gtk on the other hand is stuck with a horrible dependency hell that prevents using it for anything serious on non-Linux platforms.

    I think the way forward for Linux on the desktop is to standardize on one GUI toolkit, and there is no doubt that this toolkit would have to be Qt. It is a bit sad, because I always like Gnome better than KDE, and I see no easy way for Gnome to convert over to Qt.