Frequently Asked Questions

Maemo doesn't mean anything. The term was created using a password generator, pwgen. Maemo was a substring of one of the suggested passwords and it was chosen because it sounded good and apparently didn't mean anything offensive in any existing language. Apparently the word 'maemo' exists in sesotho and means standard.

Please follow the instructions on the Download Source page.

Currently supported products are:

• Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
• Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

There is an IRC chat at freenode.net, with the channel name #maemo.

More description of Nokia's role in maemo.org could be found here.

Best way then is to post your question to the relevant mailing lists. You can also check the known issues listed in the release notes or check out the maemo Wiki

Please follow the instructions on the Mailing Lists page.

Please follow the instructions on the Mailing Lists page.

No, the lists are not moderated.

We welcome everybody who would like to contribute to the project. Please read the contribution guidelines.

For information about error management please take a look at the Bugs page.

Feature requests can be entered to our bugzilla. More information is available on the Bugs page.

Information on projects can be found from the maemo Wiki. Also questions can be addressed to the Mailing lists.

Information on the hardware can be found from Nokia.com.

Information on the hardware can be found from Nokia.com.

The processor is a 330-MHz, ARM11-based Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP 2420. More information regarding it can be found at Texas Instuments.

The processor is a 220-MHz, ARM9-based Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP 1710. More information about it can be found at Texas Instuments.

The Nokia N800 contains the OS 2007 Edition. Maemo 3.0 is compatible with OS 2007 Edition.

The Nokia 770 contains OS 2006 Edition. Maemo 2.1 is compatible with the latest OS 2006 Edition.

Many old applications work on the new OS but 100% compatibility is not guaranteed. For more info click here.

Many old apps work on the OS 2007 but 100% compatibility is not guaranteed. Please check maemo.org for catalogues of applications for OS versions and for hints on running old applications on OS 2007.

There are only minor changes to the tools and APIs. In most cases the porting is done by changing a few lines of code and recompiling the old application. Biggest changes have taken place in the desktop plugin APIs for Statusbar, Task Navigator and Home Screen Applets. Please check maemo.org for detailed guideline document on porting OS 2006 applications to OS 2007.

Unfortunately that is not supported. Internet Tablet OS is still evolving fast to support the desirable hardware and software features for ultra portable computing with Internet Tablets - things like bigger memory configuration, webcam and finger use in OS 2007. At this stage fast development with early and frequent releases is preferred over design compromises to support wider range of older hardware.

Unfortunately development boards or products are not provided for loan. The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is already available for sale, though.

The Nokia Internet Tablets do not provide any kind of Java support at this time.

The Nokia Internet Tablet does not support external USB keyboards but bluetooth keyboards can be used.

Maemo applications are typically written in C, although C++ can also be used. There are also some projects ongoing related to development in other languages (Python etc).

They are available on The Hildon UI page under the developers section.

You need to add this line "export PAGER=less" inside your .bash_profile under scracthbox for it to be usable.

• The maemo 3.0 supports the Scratchbox version 1.0.7 (Apophis R4)
• The maemo 2.0, 2.1 supports the Scratchbox version 0.9.8.8.