When the wind was taken out of the positivity sails, so to speak, the problem was that Nokia didn't utter a word one way or the other. This continues with the Microsoft strategic alliance (or whatever it'll go down in history as) and yet... it's more of the same.

Nothing could have helped that, not even communication near the end. It would have taken deliverables like FCam in the middle of their development known to the folks that were enthusiastic to the Maemo cause then.

It just didn't happen. And stuff like the Community SSU, I remember when the one came about for Diablo. Loved it, wanted to test it, put my 2 cents in... and now? My enthusiasm is next to zero for it. It's gonna happen to this project too... it'll invariably lose steam.

And even that... I blame Nokia. Open up all of the bits, give it all up like you (Nokia) basically gave up on this community.