A great post for 2013....Kabouik...
It belongs there...
Not now...

The neo isn't the only game in town any more.
There are other options for linux based phones now...
Sure some work is needed on them here and there...
But they are progressing ...
And in use now...
Not half a decade later...

And lets just back up a bit....
Ok...forget even about a piphone diy for under $300

Sure...lets talk about the incredible nich3 nature of the $2000 and counting ...yet to be completed...produced and shipped neo....
That will run straight linux or...Leste ...I would imagine...once enough work has been done for the neo on it...
VS...
Running Leste on the n900 (albiet with half the ram of the yet to be finished neo..) for those already with a n900...and a rough ebay cost of $150 for those who do not have one ...
OR...
a $100 including shipping ...nexus 5 with double the neo ram ...running Leste...

So from a purely fiscal stand...
Looking at the final end point...

How foolish does it look ...pursuing a $2000+ yet to be built device after waiting half a decade?
Especially when affordable options are going to be running maemo5's siuccessor years before the neo is even released...

And yes...touching on that sub issue....
The longer it takes...the harder it gets...
Parts once available become obsolete ..
Meaning ...sourcing new parts...
Meaning more testing for compat.
Meaning...more delay...
Rinse and repeat...
And so the tail chasing continues...

No ...after half a decade and a "who knows?" situation still...
I have zero ...absolutely zero sympathy left..


I refuse to be a schmuck after 5 years of waiting.
And listen any longer to any words ....sane as they may seem...and convince myself ... it is worth it to wait until ??? When exactly?