We have decided that -bootimg packages will not provide any features. If you try to install package which depends on some feature then apt-get and HAM will install -bootimg package as default instead -flasher...

I'm preparing patch for maemo which ask user before flashing new kernel if he really want do it. So then installing -flasher package will not flash kernel without user accept.

Patch will be intellingent, it will ask only if you will change kernel (eg. nokia to kernel-power, or kernel to u-boot). When you will do updating, it should not ask...