Soulfarmer,
By all means is no feature universally helpful to all. But if it helps some and hurts none, isn't that something that is only helpful to the community as a whole? Growing the Maemo user base would only benefit Maemo, and if ASR were added, it wouldn't affect those that don't want it, only those that do.

Those that do are the smartphone users (mostly Symbian) and some old head Maemo patchers waiting for an official solution. If it gets added, two enormous communities unite instantly! How great would that be? I'd love it.

I read this in a Bugzilla someone shared with me. This is from a Paul M:

Answering Quim Gil

"Personally, the whole point of the nokia tablet is to be a flexible platform to
allow a community to use the device in ways not conceived by the original
maker. Nokia have received a lot of "free" help from the community in promoting
the tablet, as well as debugging/testing and developing the tablets - it's a
symbiotic relationship almost."

We're just trying to extend the functionality for something we hold dear to us. I love mobiles ALOT, and center my life around them. This is who I am, and its important to some of us, probably too important.

@ Jayonthabeat,
I'm hell on devices. My N95 8gb was in my sweaty hands almost 12 hrs per day with heavy use and beat it up training my pit bull. Before the economy fell, I changed devices every 3-4 months just because of wear. Since 2006, I've had the N90, N80, N73, N93, N93i, N95-1, N81, N82, E90, N95-2, E71, N78, N97, and am waiting for the N900. I'm so anxious...

I don't use desktop software unless I'm in the studio. I'm a mobile freak, for real! "Ax about me!" LOL
...by the way, when will i hear some tracks? we need to get together and do something.