[maemo-community] TMO forums donated to Hildon Foundation

[From: Iván Gálvez Junquera]

TMO <http://talk.maemo.org> forum started being part of maemo.org more than
3 years ago with funding from Nokia. Previously it was part of the web
site Internet
Tablet Talk <http://www.internettablettalk.com/>, privately founded by
Reggie Suplido and dedicated to the initial Nokia Maemo devices.

The Internet Tablet Talk <http://www.internettablettalk.com/> first
and TMO<http://talk.maemo.org/>
 later, have been the glue for this amazing community that we have,
providing an efficient way of communication between developers and end
users, not just a place for discussion and comments.

Reggie has been the administrator and owner of forums since the very
beginning, and thanks to him a lot has been accomplished. However, now that
Nokia is stopping activities around Maemo and Meego, continuation of forums
was at risk.

The cost of maintenance for current
host<http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1227233#post1227233>
solution was
too expensive ($468/month) to be funded by the Hildon
Foundation<http://www.hildonfoundation.org>.
Continuing in the same way was clearly difficult so migration to a cheaper
solution was somehow mandatory.

Finally, Reggie has decided to donate the forum to the Hildon Foundation:

*"I will be stepping down as the TMO administrator effective January 1, **2013.
I have decided that I will be donating the database to the foundation."*

*"I saw my name mentioned in one of the board meetings about the possibility
of becoming the admin of maemo.org. I appreciate the offer
but I have to decline as of this time."*
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