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The principal objective is to support devices which do not have hardware accelerated graphics and to bring to these devices the latest updates available in the Ubuntu world. Associated aims are to build a community around the release and for the release to be as 'light' as possible. The principal objective is to bring to mobile devices the latest updates available in the Ubuntu world. Associated aims are to build a community around the release and for the release to be as 'light' as possible.
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=== Packaging Plasmoids ===

[[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training/Logs/2009-06-18|Plasmaboard]] Virtual keyboard Applet

=== Developing Plasmoids ===
[[http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/GettingStarted|Plasma Tutorial]]		 === On Screen Keyboard ===
[[http://www.notmart.org/index.php/Software/On_screen_keyboard]]
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=== What will be used ===

 * Network management
   * plasma-widget-network-manager -> plasma-widget-networkmanagement - ''packaged''

 * Virtual Keyboard
   * plasma-widget-plasmaboard - ''packaged''

 * Bluetooth
   * kdebluetooth - ''packaged''

 * Games
   * plasma-widget-pgame - ''packaged''

 * Browser
   * Chrome - this is getting lots of work in the Lucid cycle - ''packaged''
 === What needs improvement ===
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     * Create another source package for it from kde-workspace      * Add plugin support
       * Write plugins for different types of authentication
       * Write plugin to unlock GSM PIM
     * On Screen Keyboard
     * Create another source package for it from kde-workspace?
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     * Create another source package for it from kde-workspace
     * ??? - Will we remove any feature?		      * Add opengles support
 * Check with upstream what needs improvement
     * leave it lighter - Will we remove any feature?
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   * [[http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2009/09/21/introducing-qmf-an-advanced-mobile-messaging-framework/|QMF/QTMail]] - ''ńeeds packaging''      * Till already got it working on n900
     * Till and Henri(mindgard2) will work to add support for midgard2 (that means sqlite support)
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   [[http://www.omat.nl/2009/09/30/qmf-vs-akonadi/|A good comparison of the above two choices]]

   [[http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-mobility]]

   [[http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-labs/messagingframework]]		  * KPackageKit
   * [[http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Om2008.8_Installer | Openmoko Assassin]]
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 * Investigate using sheevaplug debian-installer from Martin Michlmayr journal http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/install.html
   * Make it easy to install and update

 * google gadgets integration - google-gadgets-qt
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 * Investigate ways to reduce energy usage
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== Packages to Update ==
|| '''Package Name''' || '''Ubuntu Version''' || '''Upstream Source Version''' || '''Debian Version''' || '''Provides''' ||

Project Goals

The principal objective is to bring to mobile devices the latest updates available in the Ubuntu world. Associated aims are to build a community around the release and for the release to be as 'light' as possible.

It will be built using the Ubuntu infrastructure for creating a distribution. To help out with the development please join the Liquid Hackers team

Blueprint

Liquid

To Do

The blueprint above is always updated with the current To Do list.

Go there after setting up the development environment

Setting up the Development Environment

KDE Library Changes

Braindump from the Developer Summit (for archive purposes)

On Screen Keyboard

http://www.notmart.org/index.php/Software/On_screen_keyboard

Plasma Mobile

Plasma Mobile (to package)

Seed

Liquid seed

What needs improvement

  • Display Manager
    • kdm
      • Add plugin support
        • Write plugins for different types of authentication
        • Write plugin to unlock GSM PIM
      • On Screen Keyboard
      • Create another source package for it from kde-workspace?
      • Remove xdmcp
      • ??? - leave it lighter as possible
  • Window Manager
    • kwin
      • Add opengles support
      • Check with upstream what needs improvement
      • leave it lighter - Will we remove any feature?
  • PIM

    • akonadi? ScottK -- KDAB is also doing an embedded version of Akonadi - packaged

      • Till already got it working on n900
      • Till and Henri(mindgard2) will work to add support for midgard2 (that means sqlite support)
  • KPackageKit
  • Office

    • Koffice - packaged

Nice to Have Features

Release Name

After the politics of the release are sorted out and we get round to actually releasing something, it will be called 'Original Liquid Vibe'

Discussions

Roadmap

Lucid Roadmap (needs updating)

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