Carl,<div><br></div><div>- Is the information you sent documented somewhere? </div><div><br></div><div>You are welcome to link to the information/documentation where you think fit but remember this is developer stuff at the moment and all linked from the Mer wiki and my blog.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I have a couple of videos to link as well :) Some have been reported by a few sites but its difficult to get wider coverage as a lone developer so would welcome the exposure you plan.</div><div><br></div>
<div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xFbWDXTqLk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xFbWDXTqLk</a>
</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wj7FBtHFFM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wj7FBtHFFM</a>
</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEjLMYXxN9Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEjLMYXxN9Y</a>
</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://martinbrook.blogspot.com/2011/11/mer-since-demise-of-meego-group-of.html">http://martinbrook.blogspot.com/2011/11/mer-since-demise-of-meego-group-of.html</a>
</div><div><br></div><div>BR</div><div><br></div><div>vgrade</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Carl Symons <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carlsymons@gmail.com">carlsymons@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hello Martin,<br>
<br>
Is the information you sent documented somewhere accessible by<br>
potential users and interested bystanders? If not, we--the team--need<br>
to put structures in place so that information is shared easily and<br>
widely.<br>
<br>
Of course I'm interested in technical details as a kiddie mad<br>
scientist (I don't code, but I delight in demoing Plasma, especially<br>
PA on the ExoPC). But my main interest is in getting visibility for<br>
Mer, Plasma Active, KDE, basysKom, open-slx, all developers, FOSS,<br>
community, goodness & light. People's hard work and good software need<br>
exposure to realize more potential.<br>
<br>
In addition to developing the technology, there's also a need also to<br>
pay attention outside of technical boundaries. And this requires<br>
planning too. This is almost a User Experience challenge at the level<br>
of the whole product...not just how Contour works, but how all the<br>
pieces fit together that are associated with FOSS-on-mobile-devices.<br>
<br>
The work that y'all are doing is amazing. I can hardly wait for PA2<br>
and for somebody to present at the local LUG, demonstrating replacing<br>
Ice Cream Sandwich on their Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Mer and Plasma.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Carl<br>
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On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:45 AM, martin brook<br>
<<a href="mailto:martin.brook100@googlemail.com">martin.brook100@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> Carl, good to see so much interest.<br>
><br>
> I've been working on porting Plasm Active to Advent Vega (Tegra2), Nokia<br>
> N950, trimslice and lately G9 with an unlocked device from Archos in my<br>
> spare time.<br>
><br>
> There are instructions and images for N950 and Trimslice at<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://images.formeego.org/trimslice/" target="_blank">http://images.formeego.org/trimslice/</a><br>
> <a href="http://images.formeego.org/n950/plasma-active/" target="_blank">http://images.formeego.org/n950/plasma-active/</a><br>
><br>
> Instructions and images for Advent Vega and point of view Tegra 2 tablet at<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/latest-basyskom-plasma-active-tegra2-mer.html" target="_blank">http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/latest-basyskom-plasma-active-tegra2-mer.html</a><br>
> <a href="http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/mer_arm_install_archive/point_of_view_nvidia_tegra2/readme.txt" target="_blank">http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/mer_arm_install_archive/point_of_view_nvidia_tegra2/readme.txt</a><br>
> <a href="http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/mer_arm_install_archive/point_of_view_nvidia_tegra2/" target="_blank">http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/mer_arm_install_archive/point_of_view_nvidia_tegra2/</a><br>
><br>
> G9 Images and kernel can be found here, although you will need an onlocked<br>
> bootloader which I understand will ba avaiable in the next few days.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/mer_arm_install_archive/archos-generation-9/" target="_blank">http://share.basyskom.com/contour/Deployment/mer_arm_install_archive/archos-generation-9/</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.gitorious.org/archos-gen9-mer-adaptation-kernel" target="_blank">https://www.gitorious.org/archos-gen9-mer-adaptation-kernel</a><br>
><br>
> There has been a number of large changes in the architecture of some of<br>
> these pieces the biggest for me is the move away from MeeGo as the core to<br>
> Mer. <a href="http://www.merproject.org/" target="_blank">http://www.merproject.org/</a> These changes have meant that keeping up<br>
> with the latest baseline on these pieces of hardware is a large task.<br>
><br>
> These ports are very young and are not production quality so any help is<br>
> welcome.<br>
><br>
> You can find me and the guys on #Mer and #active on Freenode IRC and more<br>
> information on the Mer community<br>
> wikipages, <a href="http://wiki.merproject.com/wiki/Community_Workspace" target="_blank">http://wiki.merproject.com/wiki/Community_Workspace</a><br>
><br>
> I suggest that once PA2 hits a stable RC point (please let me know) that we<br>
> make images for each of the devices listed above and if you have a device<br>
> spare let me know I'm always on the lookout for potential Mer/Plasma Active<br>
> targets.<br>
><br>
> BR<br>
><br>
> vgrade (mad scientist)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Carl Symons <<a href="mailto:carlsymons@gmail.com">carlsymons@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Aaron J. Seigo <<a href="mailto:aseigo@kde.org">aseigo@kde.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > hi...<br>
>> ><br>
>> > we are tentatively going with the following three messages for the<br>
>> > release<br>
>> > announcement around PA2:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > * Improved usability<br>
>> > * enhanced touch functionality in contour<br>
>> > * improvements to web browsing<br>
>> > * settings app<br>
>> > * consistent interface for adding things to activities<br>
>> > * bug fixing (bugzilla says 92 issues closed so far, with 48<br>
>> > open)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > * Performance improvements<br>
>> > * improvements in keyboard<br>
>> > * faster listings of applications<br>
>> ><br>
>> > * Recommendations<br>
>> ><br>
>> > it will wrap up with an overview of availability, which will highlight<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > working partnership with Mer and the availability of Plasma Active on<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > various devices that it has been brought up on (archos, tegra2, etc..).<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > expansion of availability between PA1 and PA2 will be highlighted.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > final para will be an invitation for participation and a hint that PA3<br>
>> > will be<br>
>> > a more feature-focused release.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > so .. what i need from all of you is this:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > lists and details of changes in PA2 that fit in the above 3 topics. e.g.<br>
>> > "what<br>
>> > has changed, exactly, in the web browser?", "what are the most<br>
>> > significant<br>
>> > fixes?", "what kind of numbers do we have for the faster, model-based<br>
>> > listings?"<br>
>> ><br>
>> > also please feel free to add new subtopics. i only listed two items<br>
>> > under<br>
>> > performance improvements, though i know there are more than that ;)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > bullet point lists are good enough. i don't need full<br>
>> > sentences/paragraphs<br>
>> > (though those are also welcome ;) as i'll be putting this together into<br>
>> > a<br>
>> > coherent text next week.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > which means i need this info by next week ;) ... tuesday at the latest<br>
>> > please!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > Aaron J. Seigo<br>
>><br>
>> I have gotten several requests from people wanting to install Plasma<br>
>> Active on their tablets. There are two camps:<br>
>> * devices currently running PA. I got a message today from someone who<br>
>> wants PA on their ARCHOS G9 tablet (publicized a day or two ago).<br>
>> People are hungry for notiOS and notAndroid. Plus they want real open<br>
>> source and experimental cool stuff without having to start from zero.<br>
>><br>
>> * devices that resemble working installations...ARM<br>
>><br>
>> It would be useful to building traffic and awareness to have<br>
>> information to support both. Acknowledging the possibility of<br>
>> problems, including bricking...there can be warnings, fallback<br>
>> strategies, whatever else is necessary to support the mad scientists.<br>
>> Perhaps the more outlandish installation possibilities could be<br>
>> treated through a more informal website/wiki.<br>
>><br>
>> This will take knowledgeable developer input, as well as purposeful<br>
>> coordination between the various installation suggestions, wikis and<br>
>> forums. It could (will) be messy, but the outcomes are<br>
>> valuable...potential new developers, more people, devices, traffic,<br>
>> publicity, applications.<br>
>><br>
>> This all fits with "invitation for participation", and serves to lower<br>
>> the technical bar for involvement.<br>
>><br>
>> Carl<br>
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