This is what I was looking for--what DOES it do. It's a decent list but does a lot less than I'd expected. But still, it opens the doors WIDE open, given it's open-source and replaces that crap closed-driver from Nokia.

Although I agree with your assessment of the news, I don't agree with your sentiment about N900 owners. I believe N900 owners simply wanted to hear that some of their daily nagging issues might have been resolved. Say, a new firmware update to fix those nagging issues at the very least... at best, maybe some incredibly cool new accessories or, God forbid, news that support has been improved in some way. SOMETHING that pretty much every other company and device gets and we Nokia owners have been lacking.

This is very cool, mind you--but I personally would rather have heard that they did something to sooth over their relationship with consumers. On the other hand, maybe having an open-source camera app IS a little part of that, given the repeated call to open up more of the apps on the N900. This is why I do want to point out how GREAT a moment this is, but I can understand the disappointment to such a build-up. I'd wager it would have gone over MUCH better if there hadn't been a build-up of anticipation over some good news for N900 owners.

Open-source vs closed-source camera driver and app. Opening it up created an incredible potential.

That's it. Keep telling people to go buy something else. I'm sure that LESS users and LESS community will absolutely improve the experience. Mind you, my impression is that you're not sporting a different attitude than Nokia themselves... so maybe you're right. :P