Mer is a Linux-based core distribution intended for use on mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers, and consumer electronics). Mer is a fork of MeeGo, the open source version of Nokia's Maemo operating system. The goal of the Mer project is to create a "MeeGo 2.0".
Mer is a Linux-based core distribution aimed at device manufacturers and intended for use on mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablet computers, and other forms of consumer electronics. It is a fork of MeeGo and it has the intended strategic goal of being MeeGo 2.0 in future when "the Linux Foundation will see our work as a worthy successor within the MeeGo spirit".
Mer was established originally to serve as an alternative to the Maemo operating system used by Nokia's N800 and N810 tablets (collectively known as the N8x0 devices), with particular emphasis on an Ubuntu-based version which aimed to port as many features from Maemo 5 to the devices. Later in 2011, after the collapse of the MeeGo project (which was intended to replace Maemo), the Mer project was re-purposed as a fork of MeeGo and refers more to MeeGo Reconstructed or MeeGo Restructured.
