MeeGo - Amigo

I recently came across MeeGo and became very interested in knowing what all the hoopla was about. What actually is MeeGo From the MeeGo.com site:

"MeeGo is an open source, Linux project which brings together the Moblin project , headed up by Intel, and Maemo, by Nokia, into a single open source activity. MeeGo integrates the experience and skills of two significant development ecosystems, versed in communications and computing technologies. The MeeGo project believes these two pillars form the technical foundations for next generation platforms and usages in the mobile and device platforms space."

Firstly, Moblin is an open source project focused on building a Linux-based platform optimized for the next generation of mobile devices including Netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices, and In-vehicle infotainment systems. (Also, you can look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblin)

Secondly, Maemo is a software platform that is mostly based on open source code and powers mobile devices such as the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. Maemo platform has been developed by Nokia in collaboration with many open source projects such as the Linux kernel, Debian, GNOME and many more. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo)

Some important websites to get you started are,

http://meego.com/developers/getting-started/create-basic-meego-application

http://wiki.meego.com/Getting_started_with_the_MeeGo_SDK_for_Linux

http://qt.nokia.com/downloads

http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/e920da1a-5b18-42df-82c3-907413e525fb/Nokia_Qt_SDK.html

http://wiki.maemo.org/MADDE

There are an exciting number of job opportunities for developers, architects and others. Some hiring companies include:

http://www.teleca.com/Home/career/jobs_and_opportunities/Nowrecruiting.aspx

Intel

Nokia

One of the most important features of this alliance and a quality that would make this project successful is that it is open source.

I am sure there would be a number of players big and small who would want a share of the pie.

So, say MeeGo amigos.