[maemo-developers] Maemo as a basic OS????????

[From: Kimmo Hämäläinen]

On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 16:27 +0530, ext Vikas Murthy wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I thank you all for the answers given to me.
> 
> Things are now clear.
> 
> Maemo is a development platform to develop applications for Nokia 770
> and n800.
> 
> 
> There is just one curiosity:
> 
> 1)      After installing Maemo( and its library stack)  on a hardware
> reference board(with an LCD display, used for development) can I use
> that platform itself as an internet tablet??
> 
>                 That is, Can I use internet (for browsing, mailing,
>                 VoIP, etc) through the hardware platform with just
>                 Maemo3.0.
>                 
>                 In a simpler way, can maemo3.0 itself serve as a very
>                 basic OS??

No, Maemo itself is not enough, you also need a compatible kernel (such
as the Linux kernel).

BR; Kimmo

>                 
>                 
> 
> I await a reply.
> 
> Thank you all in advance,
> 
> Vikas N.R
> 
> ============================================================================================================================
> 
> Tech Mahindra, formerly Mahindra-British Telecom.
> 
> Disclaimer:
> 
> This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and
> confidential and subject to the Tech Mahindra policy statement, you
> may review at http://www.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html externally
> and http://tim.techmahindra.com/Disclaimer.html internally within Tech
> Mahindra.
> 
> ============================================================================================================================
> 
> _______________________________________________
> maemo-developers mailing list
> maemo-developers at maemo.org
> https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers