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Maemo Leste

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Maemo Leste is a free and open-source mobile operating system[1], as a mobile Linux distribution. It's based on Devuan[2] plus Maemo components, for smartphones, tablets and electronic devices[3]. It's totally independent of Android.

Maemo Leste (Maemo 7)
DeveloperMaemo Leste open-source community
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source
Marketing targetOperating system for smartphones
Update methodROM flashing or
dpkg (package manager)
Package managerdpkg
PlatformsARM, ARM64, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default
user interface
Hildon
Official websitemaemo-leste.github.io

History

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Initiated in 2018 by Ivan Jelincic and Merlijn Wajer[4], the project aims to reuse the Maemo components, toward the most FOSS environnment[5]. It's public are the OSS communities.

Funding

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MaemoLeste is partly financied by the EU funds NGI[6], and NLNet[7].

Functionning

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MaemoLeste is based on Devuan, with mainline kernel ; it's used with the Hildon GUI, to bring back users the Maemo 5 "Fremantle" experience[8].

Compatible devices

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Various devices can operate MaemoLeste[9] :

References

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  1. ^ "Maemo Leste Wiki". leste.maemo.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. ^ "https://wizzup.org/maemo-leste-dors-cluc-2023.pdf" (PDF). {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Maemo Leste". archive.fosdem.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ "Maemo Leste". DAPSI - Data Portability & Services Incubator. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  5. ^ "Regaining control of your smartphone with postmarketOS and Maemo Leste". archive.fosdem.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  6. ^ "Maemo Leste Telepathy". Next Generation Internet. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ "NLnet; Maemo Leste". nlnet.nl. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  8. ^ "Regaining control of your smartphone with postmarketOS and Maemo Leste". archive.fosdem.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  9. ^ "https://wizzup.org/maemo-leste-dors-cluc-2023.pdf" (PDF). {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)