Damn, I wish I had read this thread more often

As I said before: Currently I don't really have time at all sadly, but this will change when my exams are over

Sadly my N900 got damaged by rain Unless a software flash will fix it (because it still shows the NOKIA logo at boot), it is lost. But the good news is, that you can get one for ~70€ at ebay nowadays. My plan is to buy two and use one with maemo daily and have one with arch linux to play with So hopefully I'll have enough time then to write pkgbuilds/software/whatever

In the meantime, I've also thought of creating an arch linux spin-off just for the N900 with maybe wayland if it works and stuff, and today I read the same ideas in this thread, what the hell

I haven't had time to read the whole thread yet, but the following stuff sounds very awesome (these are not my ideas):
- create a spin-off with maximum optimizations and an own repo
- provide both the 2.6.x kernel and the bleeding edge one
- sync the repos monthly or something with the arch repos except for security updates
- first, concentrate on getting a working system with features needed to have a working phone (contacts application, make calls, write SMS at least)

stuff I'd like to see / will focus on when i actually contribute something:
- support for proper encryption - I'd like to see at least home encrypted, but better the whole root device (except if the performance breaks down too much). maemo with encrypted home (and swap) didn't have any speed impact as far as I tested
- support for OTR and PGP in chat / mail programs
- lightweight C programs that don't fill up the RAM and which get the most of the performance, try to avoid python and other script languages in the recommended core packages, except for bash where it makes sense
- maybe replacing systemd with another (more simple, more like the classic arch) init system will have benefits? (its simpler, maybe more speed, maybe less RAM usage)
- provide one interface, that is mostly like the one from maemo (but with less dependencies if possible, has all the key features like phone book, make calls), but from the basic 'installation', make it like arch linux: you just have a terminal and can install whatever you want so people could use tiling wms etc
- don't make GUIs for stuff that works file with CLI: file manager, text editor, ...

have you thought about a name for your spin-off? I recommend over900



I really wish I had more time right now / the next weeks to read more, what's going on here. But I hope this post is somewhat useful

keep on hacking everyone