MWKN Weekly News: 19 September 2011


Long time community member Gary Birkett (lcuk) dies, aged 36

The MWKN Staff is saddened to report on the passing of Gary Birkett (known to many as lcuk) earlier this week. Gary was a great friend to us and - as the outpouring of feelings and memories from the community attests - well known and well regarded within the community in general.

Gary was an enthusiastic developer who burst onto the Maemo scene around the time of the Amsterdam Summit; he made it his mission to create the fastest drawing on the N810 possible. Perhaps Gary's single biggest contribution to the community was onedotzero - a large-scale open collaboration/art project. Recently Gary was known for his MeeGo advocacy and MeeGo CE work. He is survived by his partner Tracy and three sons. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.



In this edition...

1. Front Page
   • Long time community member Gary Birkett (lcuk) dies, aged 36
2. Applications
   • QtLockScreen Configuration utility
3. Development
   • Adapting an existing app to use Woodchuck
4. Community
   • Stephen Gadsby (sjgadsby) nominated for Maemo Community Council
   • Robert Bauer (SD69) running for Maemo Community Council again
   • Momcilo Majic running for Maemo Community Council
   • Maemo Community Council nomination period closes and only three candidates standing
   • Maemo community governance referendum
5. Devices
   • Qt Quick with a MetaWatch and an N950
   • CordiaTab facing difficulties in finding GPL compliant manufacturer
   • New ownership for MetaWatch
   • Using N9(50) LED for missed call and other notifications
   • N950 gets updated version of Harmattan
6. In the Wild
   • Intel blames Nokia for MeeGo's delay in entering phone market
   • Qt open governance work results in new project & new levels of transparency for Qt
7. Announcements
   • APT Woodchuck for smarter scheduling of Maemo update checking
   • GroundWork - a poor man's AirPlay/x11vnc for Harmattan