Support for... what? Software they can't get for 6 months? We work to pinpoint and file bugs... only to not be able to reap the benefits of the work...? Open should work two ways but it seems more like a suggestion dropbox. I guess I was kinda expecting a Debian-style instant gratification thing, with official releases being nice but unnecessary.

Of course backport implies that it's second-class. Sure it's lower end hardware with less capabilities, but we like the hardware (except the camera of course! ). The screen is great, the mic is great, CPU is fine, wifi is very good, battery life awesome. It's software that's too often half-baked.

I know they're more open than most, and it has its advantages, but at the end of the day, we know the current gen devices are more and more likely to be orphaned the longer the release delays. Perfectly good hardware!

I was interested in Mer because it takes the power out of the Nokia camp and puts most of it in the Debian camp. They have been through this open thing already. They know how to make it work.