and if i ask today what will be future of n900 from now???

When i see a WORKING Meego OS from THIS community i will eat my words... this is now how long since the N900 has been out ? and how long since the last so called crap update from Nokia for the N900?.

I am talking about a PROPER functional either Meego or Maemo from just about ANYONE and NOT a non working excuse for an OS.

I can put together an Meego OS using c++ but i will guarentee you it will no way be satisfactory !.

Now come back to me when any of those have been accomplished ok.

Yes very very valid point !!! and one i dont really think needs an answer.

The truth is nobody can put together a fully working OS of any kind for the N900 simple because it is not yet if ever 100% open.

EDIT NB. Only one company can do this and that is of course Nokia BUT........

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but TMO is currently funded by Nokia ?

If Nokia pulls TMO funding, the repositories goes down, and the n900 will in practice get no future support, community or otherwise ?

Unless someone sets up a backup repository ? but afaik no one has done that currently?

This community holds the key to the future of maemo & n900.

Well, a big chunk of it.

I agree totally with you ysss BUT it also needs every component to be open sourced by Nokia.

Does that mean our n900's future is now depends only on this community?????

Ahh how we have missed you abill_uk. Maemo is a fully functional "proper" OS already. If it isn't working for you, then PEBKAC.

Now come back to me when you are ready to contribute something to the community instead of just demanding things from others.

I was quite p'd off when I heard the news last week, but having digested it, I'm feeling more optimistic. Several phone manufacturers have offered a choice of interface for their phones - Windows or Android, Symbian or Android. This choice means users get to choose what they use with their phone. If we aspire to any form form of freedom, offering consumers a choice can only be a positive - even if that choice is between closed and open systems.

So, I see no reason why Nokia should not opt for a third system to offer to consumers that sits between the reality of an OS developed from one used in personal organisers in the last century and an OS based on Linux. Given the time it has taken to get functioning products to market, I don't blame them for seeking a short-term fix that will help them maintain some of their market share.

At the same time, I see no reason why they would not maintain ongoing development on their Linux-based system. They could even offer four variations for their phones if they wanted, by including Android; at the moment they are aiming to offer a range from the most basic phones to smart mobile tablets - Symbian -> WP7 -> MeeGo. Most people just want a phone (Symbian), many now want a smarter phone (WP7), but those wanting a small mobile computer-phone or tablet will hopefully still be able to get MeeGo.

And those of us with an n900 may still get to see some benefits trickling down as a result of this. I'd still like to be able to use the n900 as a SatNav in New Zealand, have Flash 10, and run a form of OpenOffice under Maemo, amongst other things - but, hey, it works, and it runs Stellarium mobile, and still does most things I want.

Mish.