@epage:
Looks like I'm finally getting my n900 tomorrow; happy to test whatever you'd like on that or my n810. (and TheOneRing whenever you have a test-ready version). Just point me in a direction and I'll see what I can do; have gvoice and various gizmo accounts (as well as an asterisk box and some other VOIP toys).
@joshua.maverick:
That's lookin' good. Have you looked into Maemo 5 themes? I'm in the dark here, but I think it might be easier/more efficient to bundle up a theme than to modify individual apps. Having some really polished themes would be great for the platform, but I'm totally without creative capability. :/