My second child just born too !

Here is my "project page" http://ymartin59.free.fr/wordpress/i...et-n900-maemo/

For kernel, you're right - it should be easy: configure cgroups and include OpenBinder.

In fact, the aim of a port is to avoid hardware specific code. So the idea is to map Android API to the corresponding Maemo libraries/methods thanks to the Dalvik JIT.

Hardware layer is a big trouble for Nitdroid team... because battery management and phone must be implemented there.

In my opinion, a Dalvik port is relevant for high level applications which needs to use only Screen, Mouse, Keyboard, Network, SMS, GPS... I guess at the point, it will already be considered as almost perfect.