MeeGo FAQ

Revision as of 20:33, 15 July 2010

General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about MeeGo.

Additional FAQs for Specific Topics

• MeeGo 1.0 Netbook FAQ
• ARM/FAQ

General Questions

Why doesn't MeeGo run on my hardware?

The simple answer is that doesn't run on your hardware yet. Right now, MeeGo runs on a limited number of hardware configurations (see above sections for details). This is a common approach for open source software. The person or people who write the first version of the software selects a subset of hardware to get the project started. For example, the first version of the Linux kernel available to the public only ran on a 386 with AT drives, because that was what Linus Torvalds had at the time. If the open source project is successful (as Linux has been) more and more people will begin contributing ports of the software to additional hardware platforms. Linux now supports many different hardware configurations because people were willing to put in the time to add them.

The best way to get support for your hardware is to either write it yourself and submit patches to MeeGo or convince someone else to support your hardware (maybe your hardware vendor). You can also file it as a feature request and hope that someone decides to work on it.

MeeGo will eventually support a broader set of hardware, but it will take time and contributions from the community to make it happen.

Community and Participation Questions

I have a question. Where should I post it?

There is a good chance that someone has already asked a similar question. Before submitting a new question, please take the time to do a quick search through our forums, mailing lists, website and wiki before asking a new question.

• Users and General Questions: If you are using MeeGo, but are not actively involved in MeeGo development, please post in the Forum. Questions about support for specific hardware, installing MeeGo or other questions that don't involve looking at the code, you should start with the forum.
• Application Developers: If you are writing applications that will run on MeeGo or for questions about the API, SDK or related topics, you can post those in the MeeGo-SDK mailing list or in the Application Developer forum, either are fine.
• Community: Questions about the MeeGo community, participating in MeeGo or other general community questions can be posted in the MeeGo-Community mailing list or in the Community Matters forum.
• Developers for the MeeGo platform: Please do not post in the MeeGo-Dev mailing list unless you are working on MeeGo architecture or development of components included in the MeeGo release.

You can learn more about our various mailing lists, forums, IRC channels and more by visiting the community page on the website.

Are there regular meetings that I can attend?

The Technical Steering Group meetings are our primary governance meetings, but many of the teams involved in MeeGo have regular meetings on IRC. We have a MeeGo-Meeting IRC Schedule where you can find information about other meetings.

How can I contribute to MeeGo

There are many ways for people to contribute to MeeGo, and you don't need to be a programmer to participate. We have a Contributing to MeeGo guide with more details.

I want to help edit the wiki. Do you have guidelines or instructions?

These Wiki contribution guidelines will help you get started.

For Developers

Where can I find information about developing MeeGo applications?

The developers section of the MeeGo website contains information about our architecture, API, SDK and other useful documentation for application developers.

How can I get access to the MeeGo build system or learn about building a MeeGo distribution or MeeGo packages?

Information about our build infrastructure, including a community build system, can be found on our Build Infrastructure wiki page. You might also be interested in our Image Creation instructions.