Here we go...

The religous zealot war has begun.

Give sio2interactive a break!
He admitted he did something wrong and apologised.

I'm giving home the benefit of the doubt and will let his actions speak for him.
Judgng by the posts on this thread I think he has learnt his lesson!

If anybody here wants this platform to be successful then commercial software should be welcomed.

Paying for software is a personal choice. If I use an app and I am then expected to pay for it that's fine. If there is an open-source version I may use that instead - if it is good enough.

I thought one of the benefits of this open source malarky is the freedom of choice.

I can use an open source app if I want to or pay for a commercial app instead. It's up to me.

If no app exists then I may write my own. I may charge for it or I may open source it - that's my choice.

The SDK for maemo is completely free - I don't need to spend a small fortune for developer tools like some other platforms.

Before I bought the n900 I quite happily paid for software for my Palm T3. I bought a fully-capable officesuite (mobi-office about £20) which I used constantly. I also bought a couple of games for it too.

If the software works and the price is right then I will buy it.

If you are completely against commerical software then write your own open source equivalent.

What's wrong with paying for software?