recess - 2nd part, SW?
{if replying thanks to cut from this line down to the "end of quote tag" except for specific parts you'd like to refer to ¦:-}

of course, porting Maemo Fremantle (for lack of an other name for now) to non NOKIA hardware can be considered a software aspect too but with software i'm actually thinking broader.

namely, to put it bluntly, in how far does it make sense to keep maintaining Maemo Fremantle (...) if we can (eventually) get a comparable environment with MeeGo 1.x + Cordia?

is Maemo Fremantle's future limited to a potential time between the moment NOKIA may end its support and there is a valid alternative to Maemo Fremantle or the N900s become so obsolete that there is no alternative but to move on?

or can Maemo Fremantle outgrow the N900 and become the 1st truly open source smart phone operating system?

with regard to that, will it be possible to compete with MeeGo on this?
and we shouldn't only think NOKIA here but also consider other Android device manufacturers (LG, Samsung, ???) that may decide to use MeeGo as an alternative OS for smart phones