@brecklundin:

I think sqlite is the "maemo standard" database library. And GPE is using it. alarmd is the maemo standard alarming framework, which GPE is not using yet. I agree that it just takes a lot of time to get all these things working on the platform, and I'm sure that porting GPE to the level it's at right now already took quite a bit of effort. I also agree that within 6 months the PIM situation should be much better since there seems to be a groundswell of interest.

I think the PIM stuff is suffering due to a "gee whiz" opportunity cost. The NITs are a very attractive platform to do "sexy" projects on. As a NIT developer, you might be one of the first to get Android up and running. You might make a flashy multimedia player that takes full advantage of the extensive hardware capabilities of the NITs. You might write the next "crayon physics" game. Compared to that, PIM is pretty boring stuff. I myself have various "gee whiz" ideas I'd like to try with my NIT, but the PIM situation is painful enough that I'm considering putting them on hold.