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Originally Posted by ndi View Post
a) You say MeeGo is a project hosted by Linux Foundations. How does that matter in the slightest? Hosted by? Who makes the rules and who enforces them? Has the Linux foundation the ability to force anything? How is this any different?
It matters a LOT! It makes a BIG difference!

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation

b) You also say that it's much, much more open that Maemo and more than Android...Maemo is more open than Android, but it's still closed enough that little developer head can fit through.
How could being more open not better than being less open, even if only partially? And anyway, MeeGo itself will be totally open, not partially. It will be under public control by the Linux Foundation, not a company's control like Android.

Now, MeeGo, as it is installed on any given device, may not be totally OSS due to added stuff like a custom UI (think Sense or MotoBlur on Android), proprietary drivers or certain included software. But overall it's still more open than Android or Maemo.

c) You all said there are no viruses for N900.
Well, that qualifies. I officially declare the count 1.
There aren't. And it does not qualify as a virus at all.

d) Finally, I propose measures. That is, a developer strike.I mean that, if possible, viable, etc, a package like notmynokia, community signed with love, be used a dependency for all apps submitted and updated by developers who join the strike. The end result of this action would be vaccination.
Vaccination is too late for anyone already diseased. The notmynokia package is a good thing, but not for those who already ungraded and were unwillingly registered, IOW most N900 owners.
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