Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th Oct 2010 22:53 UTC, submitted by igalmarino
"Today we are announcing the project release of MeeGo 1.1. It provides a solid baseline for device vendors and developers to start creating software for various device categories on Intel Atom and ARMv7 architectures."
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RE[3]: I've lost interest in meego.
by vivainio on Fri 29th Oct 2010 15:05
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Lots of opportunities to include a Qt-based media player without having to saddle their platform with Mono.
Again: Nokia devices use a Qt based media player and don't ship Mono/Banshee.
It doesn't seem as though it is written in my best interests.
Is any Linux/BSD distro written in your best interest? gNewSense on MIPS? You should steer clear from Debian/Ubuntu/kubuntu/fedora as they all have mono in repos.
RE[4]: I've lost interest in meego.
by Nth_Man on Fri 29th Oct 2010 23:46
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RE[3]: I've lost interest in meego.
by hibridmatthias on Fri 29th Oct 2010 16:31
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Banshee. Banshee is the default media player.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee_%28media_player%29
Meego is so keen on Banshee (and therefore Mono) apparently that they are even prepared to put up with known problems with it, as stated in their release notes:
http://meego.com/downloads/releases/1.1/meego-v1.1-netbooks
Description: If volume is turned up or down multiple times during full screen video playback, Banshee player quits abnormally.
Workaround: Restart Banshee.
Bug 6966: Banshee auto quits when tuning volume multi-times during play, under full screen.
Meanwhile, SMPlayer and VLC are two capable, stable, well-known, cross-platform, actively developed media players which both feature a Qt-based UI.
Go figure.
Or, if Nokia & Intel wanted something really light (for low power devices), here is another choice:
http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/index_en.php
If Nokia & Intel wanted something flashier, then here is yet another choice:
http://www.clementine-player.org/
(This one is perhaps not as stable as the others, but it does support iDevices which might be seen as a bonus).
Lots of opportunities to include a Qt-based media player without having to saddle their platform with Mono.
IMO, Meego has lost the plot. I've lost interest in it. It doesn't seem as though it is written in my best interests.
Edited 2010-10-29 08:49 UTC