Mer is not a Maemo fork but the result of joined efforts between Maemo, Ubuntu and of Debian (deblet), alpha version can be installed on the OpenMoko FreeRunner. Watch the video demo....
Before fall 2009, Nokia will release n900, 3rd generation of "Internet Tablet" (previous ones where 770 and n8x0) ... Major features are : 3G Support (WiFi / WiMax only for previous ons) , GPS, accelerometer
We are currently for a Android / Maemo project to keep our experts busy. If you need a skilled Linux / Java developer to do some development / porting for you, please get in touch with me!
Yet an other Linux distribution for OpenMoko, but you have to compile it by your own first ... on your phone or desktop ... what about inside the emulator ?
This article explains how to flash Nitdroid - the port of Google Android on Nokia Internet Tablet - on a N770 (or for the lazy ones watch the related video).
ZDNet reports that Nokia plans to add 3G support in the next version of its Linux-based Maemo platform: On Wednesday, Nokia's open source chief Dr Ari Jaaksi told the audience at an Open Source In Mobile (OSIM) event in Berlin that Maemo 5 would include support for high-speed packet access (HSPA), a standard sometimes described as 'super-3G'.