can't help comparing it with Linux/GNU distributions for computers.
the proprietary packages are NEVER provided in the distro's repositories; NVidia, ATI (/AMD), Broadcom and many others have been providing proprietary drivers for their products for years.
of course, if NOKIA (or even TI?) don't want to support their products / chips in this way, this can't work for Maemo

EDIT: thinking of it, the kernel (provided by the Linux Foundation........) does include proprietary elements, such as network drivers aso; not sure however in how far those are reverse engineered code
EDIT+: i read somewhere that Google was in conflict with L.F. because they wanted drivers included in the general kernel that are specific to Android devices (mostly wireless drivers, if memory serves well)
where does one draw the line between OSS and... plain dumb functionality? obviously L.F. wants to stay OS compliant.

MeeGo taping into the "computer" side of (NON-)OSS etc. could benefit from that.
but that still wouldn't help us with OMAP now, would it?

as to the potential future...
i wonder in how far being more professional is what Intel is trying to achieve on MeeGo.com?
and (maybe?) the Linux Foundation providing a more professional site adminitration

copy that, alas