It is pretend separation, rather than real separation, so it will not change anything.

Will free meego be able to make a phone call on N900 successor, or will it depend on some binary only user space program from Nokia?

Will free meego be able to use GPS on N900 successor, or will it depend on some binary only user space program from Nokia?

Will free meego be able to charge the battery on N900 successor, or will it depend on some binary only user space program from Nokia?

Nokia will probably provide "free drivers" as we have now the phonet driver and used to have retu and tahvo drivers, but will we be able to actually use them?

In short, will there be any difference between the current state and the future state?

Posts like this one is what we need to clear all doubts....How come we don't have more mods or people from Nokia post more often?

HIGH FIVE....

They do but they often get lost in all the noise or people don't get the bigger picture..

so is this a hint that mer will become meego for "legacy" devices?

i'm glad my n800 has two sd slots, as it sounds like i will be dedicating one to mer in the near future

Not saying that in my post, but:

If MeeGo base system works on N8x0, we can use experiences from Mer^2 to provide a non-GL desktop on N8x0. But there's a lot of doubt regarding mobile widget set etc and dependency on GL and so on..

I think the whole discussion around this is ignoring the huge elephant in the room. I know I have not been really active in the community, but I am ecstatic about a phone that most things is simply a recompile away (and I have ported a number of simple console tools I use etc... and I will try to push them to extras).

The thing is, it doesn't really matter if maemo6 the OS can run the n900 by the help of nokia or by the community's effort. Of course the work would be greatly appreciated and it seems that nokia is moving to a more open source method so that can help. But the whole platform as a whole will become irrelevant!

As far as I can understand from the security framework the whole framework for the Ovi Store will completely be dependent on the TrustZone DRM (like the iPhone) where each app is encrypted specifically for your phone (And so on).

OK, so now for the big question, how will we run these apps on the n900? As far as I can see we wont be able to! That means that even if Nokia ports Maemo 6 and supports it for years to come we wont be able to buy any of the apps for it. So it doesn't really matter. What use is a platform if non of the apps for it will be available.

For me I probably wont mind, I'll just keep on using extras, and I am very happy with my n900, but for people who want it for the apps will probably not get a working Ovi Store anytime soon for the n900...

This whole development is great for me... I got a phone and they threw in a soap opera for free!

First the announcement of the N900 and Maemo 6 with no mention of the N900 running 6.

Then, the fun of waiting for the darn thing to actually get shipped.

Now, a major plot twist every bit as jarring as "Luke, I'm your father."

What's not to like? An interesting phone and hours of enjoyment!

My only concern is how involved Nokia is going to be in getting MeeGo on the N900. Nokia sold the N900 with a lot of promises and I don't want them to just say, Oh well, let the community handle it now. I want active Nokia support in the transition to MeeGo and I don't think that's a lot to ask for.

if you where to listen keenly clean your hears properly you would hear what have been said same for many of you stop complaining
start with existing nokia n900 and moblin os devices that existing willl get it first laptop tv will get 2nd quarter


same kernel used in moblin and maemo 6 =meego

qt 4.6 willl make Symbian and me-ego or (maemo6) will be easier to create the same game and application
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNafLSS4JQ
but n900 will be getting me-ego os

time fine tuned is 11:00-11:40 talk about Symbian and me-ego os and the future in terms of Nokia n900 me-ego os

q&a will n900 get the me-ego os
15:42-17:02

I claim that majority of the people who bought N900 are persons whose lifecycle of smartphone or similar gadget is about 12 months. for me there is only one addition: there has to be better new device.

so if n950 doesnt have dealbreakers for me, n900 will probably stay at box and is taken out approx. twice per month or I'll give it to somebody with nominal price.