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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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[[MobileTeam/UbuntuLiquid/KDELibs|KDE Library Changes]]
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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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Seed is created within the standard Kubuntu seed set. The initial set is a mirror of the current Kubuntu Netbook seed and can be evolved from there. It will likely be necessary to migrate some items from kubuntu-common to kubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-netbook to trim kubuntu-mobile down to size.
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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 kdebase-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?

 * kdelibs
   * there are discussions about splitting it
   * we need to join this discussion
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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)
     * Ubuntu One?
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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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=== Nice to Have Features ===  * QWS and Lighthouse
   * Investigate
   * package it
   * needs a different build of qt?
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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

 * Run apps from:
   * Android http://mjfrey.blogspot.com/2009/05/hacking-android-on-ubuntu.html
   * Maemo
   * WebOS [[http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1597|html/css/javascript]] Webkit? Mozilla Prism?

 * Create/Use a SDK to attract more developers. It would be nice to have a consistent,centralized,easy way for developers to create application for Ubuntu/Ubuntu Liquid

 * Investigate ways to reduce energy usage		  * Footprint
   * may still be large for maverick
   * for maverick+1 work to get it small
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== Packages to Update ==
|| '''Package Name''' || '''Ubuntu Version''' || '''Upstream Source Version''' || '''Debian Version''' || '''Provides''' ||
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== Maverick UDS Discussion ==

 * What is it: KDE plasma mobile
   * for handhelds: - n900
 * ofono can talk to ofono modem ... login aka SIM PIN
 * how to build kde workspace in maverick?
   * we can duplicate source to understand what to do in the long run
 * kdelibs split -> cannot be done in the distro: upsteram is working on it
 * kwin opengles support
   * Upstream appears to be working on this. Martin is doing an Akademy talk on this in July
 * without X -> could be done as an experiment, but probably wouldnt be a default
   * KDM very much depends on X. (It historically is an XDM fork with a nice frontend)
 * Ubuntu One support for akonadi does not exist
 * QWS/lighthouse - Qt is ABI incompatible;
 * footprint: efforts by foundations, ubuntu on arm and server teams to reduce minimal diski footprint
   kdeworkspace / kdelibs might allow to avoid bloat

 Seeds:
 * kubuntu-plasma-mobile with strimmed

 Branding options:
 * Keep Liquid as a code name.
 * Consider shifting towards the Kubuntu brand later, depending on progress and rbelem's wishes
   (Perhaps "Kubuntu Mobile Remix")

== Wiki Pages ==
 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/UbuntuLiquid
 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/UbuntuLiquid/Seed

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

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

Seed is created within the standard Kubuntu seed set. The initial set is a mirror of the current Kubuntu Netbook seed and can be evolved from there. It will likely be necessary to migrate some items from kubuntu-common to kubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-netbook to trim kubuntu-mobile down to size. 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 kdebase-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?
  • kdelibs
    • there are discussions about splitting it
    • we need to join this discussion
  • 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)
      • Ubuntu One?
  • KPackageKit
  • Office

    • Koffice - packaged

  • QWS and Lighthouse
    • Investigate
    • package it
    • needs a different build of qt?
  • Footprint
    • may still be large for maverick
    • for maverick+1 work to get it small

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

Maverick UDS Discussion

  • What is it: KDE plasma mobile
    • for handhelds: - n900
  • ofono can talk to ofono modem ... login aka SIM PIN
  • how to build kde workspace in maverick?
    • we can duplicate source to understand what to do in the long run

  • kdelibs split -> cannot be done in the distro: upsteram is working on it

  • kwin opengles support
    • Upstream appears to be working on this. Martin is doing an Akademy talk on this in July

  • without X -> could be done as an experiment, but probably wouldnt be a default

    • KDM very much depends on X. (It historically is an XDM fork with a nice frontend)
  • Ubuntu One support for akonadi does not exist
  • QWS/lighthouse - Qt is ABI incompatible;
  • footprint: efforts by foundations, ubuntu on arm and server teams to reduce minimal diski footprint
    • kdeworkspace / kdelibs might allow to avoid bloat
    Seeds:
  • kubuntu-plasma-mobile with strimmed Branding options:
  • Keep Liquid as a code name.
  • Consider shifting towards the Kubuntu brand later, depending on progress and rbelem's wishes
    • (Perhaps "Kubuntu Mobile Remix")

Wiki Pages

Roadmap

Lucid Roadmap (needs updating)

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