The feeling is mutual... Especially when one comes late to the topic (replying months after the discussion is over), and clearly hasn't read the abundance of examples given.

So tell me... If say, 5% of MeeGo is closed, and "40%" of Maemo is closed... If just one thing in that blob for MeeGo sees a major update in Meego 2.0, but a new blob isn't released for N900 CE, doesn't that mean you can't update? At the very least it means you'd have to backport the old interface into the new system, which even if you could, would break lots of things and probably make that port/platform an outcast. How is that "so much better"? Claiming one thing is vastly "better" because it's "more open" is a farce.

If you're comparing something 5% open vs something 5% closed, there may be a tangible difference. But MeeGo, for all it's community governance (see how long that lasted?) is still quite closed, in almost identical ways to Maemo. I'd wager if you tally the numbers, the difference between the two is under 10% when it comes to how much is closed, which makes arguing that point effectively moot.

I have a solid resume in micro systems design, close to 20 years of experience in the field, and am first signer on several patents through Xerox. I've worked in open and closed source systems in the past, and have extensive reverse engineering skills. So yeah, I totally lack experience. And I've clearly never ported anything.

But hey, think what you want to. If it helps you sleep better at night to have that "extra 5% openness" in MeeGo, you go for it. To me, the point is moot. Just as moot as caring about your thoughts about me, or your baseless aspersions to my character and credentials.