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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
Yes... you've missed the last almost 5 years it seems. Regardless of that, you're entitled to your opinion. And I do believe that my name will not be taken serious by anybody here in that regard - far brighter and involved folks than myself here still active or around this scene to be even considered for anything higher than court jester.

So simply stated, I wouldn't accept a nomination because I feel more qualified folks are out there and I'd prove to be a disturbance more so than a positive in those kinds of affairs.

And no... Nokia hasn't deceived me. They've disappointed me by letting Maemo dwindle to a point of where it's no longer funded like it could/should and a string of decisions that ultimately defy Maemo-fan based logic.

And I do test everything - part of my job/work actually. But I don't go with winners - bought two N9's. I be a sucker for gadgets first, I guess.
Here's how I read these meetings with Nokia...
Maemo Council: We would kindly request closed-source drivers and operating system applications and components to be open-sourced, as requested through your process.
Nokia: All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now. …
Maemo Council: What? Alpha Centauri? We want more openness! Clearly.
Nokia: What do you mean you've never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven's sake, maemo council, it's only four light years away, you know. I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that's your own lookout. Energize the demolition beam. I don't know, apathetic bloody planet, I've no sympathy at all.
Maemo Council: What are you talking about? Anyway... We've been asking for YEARS to simply open the source code enough to allow us to fully own and future-proof our own devices without crippling hacks or at least give us hardware documentation, please!
Nokia: Shut up! You're irrelevant now.
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