[maemo-developers] Fremantle won't run on N800/N810?! (was Maemo for commercial development (was Re: N810 RIP) )

[From: Mike Lococo]

> Whoa! backup.
> 
> Would someone else please confirm that freemantle will NOT run on the
> N800 or N810? This is the first that I have noticed this.

I don't have links handy, but as a lurker on planet and the dev-list I 
know it's been mentioned several times.  It's been a while since I've 
looked at projected specs for the new device, but significantly 
increased CPU horsepower, hardware 3D, and accellerometers all vaguely 
ring bells for me, any of which could be deeply integrated into 
Fremantle in such a way as to make backporting to older hardware a 
significant amount of work.

I don't recall if there was talk about a Nokia-provided hacker edition 
of Fremantle.  I suspect there won't be, as it didn't gather a lot of 
community development on the 770 and with projects like Mer creating a 
community-supported build already, I suspect Nokia will focus on getting 
them the resources they need to improve their offering.

Thanks,
Mike Lococo