scala (www.scala-lang.org) out of the box running with sun embedded java 1.6.0_10 after installing embedded java from sun (headfull or use the link posted earlier), scala 2.7.7 final, just untar the scala in /home/opt and make a .profile int /home/user that sets the PATH variable to java and scala, and also sets JAVA_HOME and SCALA_HOME. The good news is:allthough Sun embedded java does not include a javac compiler, the scalac compiler works, as it runs in the JVM itself! N900 is really a nice Phone and linux machine!