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<p>Ah, man... Could have beed maedae.com. I like the pun. ;) (Didn't check to see of the domain was taken, though.)
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<br/>I need to think about this whole idea a little more before chiming in, but I'm glad to see the discussion!
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<br/>Tim
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<br/><a href="http://samoff.com">http://samoff.com</a>
<br/>----- Original message -----
<br/>> Since actions speak louder than words, I have already begun a process...
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<br/>> I just registered a new domain, maemo-daemons.org (I may take out the
<br/>> .net as well). The starting idea is simple: it will be a place for
<br/>> any/all of us to present ourselves and our services oriented around
<br/>> Maemo. The idea I have is that we will include in our profile paypal
<br/>> and/or alternative donation services, to be presented as strictly
<br/>> voluntary.
<br/>>
<br/>> IF this idea takes off, perhaps we could even ultimately have teams and
<br/>> structures. The LinkedIn and other APIs could even be leveraged in some
<br/>> fashion.
<br/>>
<br/>> For now this url will associate with my 1and1 windows account (yeah,
<br/>> yeah) but I'm open to another host. I will also start on graphics,
<br/>> layout ideas, etc.
<br/>>
<br/>> Thoughts?
<br/>>
<br/>> Randall (Randy) Arnold
<br/>> maemo.org community council
<br/>> <a href="http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/">http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/</a>
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<br/>> > ----- Original message -----
<br/>> > From: "Dave Neary" <<a href="mailto:dneary@maemo.org">dneary@maemo.org</a>>
<br/>> > To: "List for community development" <<a href="mailto:maemo-community@maemo.org">maemo-community@maemo.org</a>>
<br/>> > Subject: Re: A business case for Maemo
<br/>> > Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:12:23 +0200
<br/>> >
<br/>> >
<br/>> > Hi,
<br/>> >
<br/>> > I have recently talked to some people who are interested in Mer and/or
<br/>> > Maemo as an alternative to Poky Linux as a "get started" platform for
<br/>> > ARM, but right now they don't know who to engage to get professional
<br/>> > support for it. I'm not suggesting people go gung-ho into it, but there
<br/>> > is a market for people who know embedded linux well, and who can cover
<br/>> > the gamut of things that people need from it - including adding
<br/>> hardware
<br/>> > support, integration in terms of a distribution, and development of
<br/>> > vertical applications.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > Other possibilities exist - Maemo 4 and Maemo 5 are mostly free, and I
<br/>> > am sure that Nokia would be delighted to see Maemo 5 develop
<br/>> > independently as a Hildon + Clutter-based "GNOME MID edition", if there
<br/>> > were some developers willing to take over support & replace the
<br/>> > proprietary bits with either open bits or different proprietary bits
<br/>> > from other partners, and have (say) a Maemo based Archos or whatnot.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > And there are opportunities for people who provide quality services on
<br/>> > free software stacks - be it through maintaining a library & doing
<br/>> > custom development, or developing & delivering high-quality training
<br/>> > material that people want to learn.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > I came across this wiki page today when tidying some stuff up:
<br/>> > <a href="http://wiki.maemo.org/Companies_in_Maemo_development">http://wiki.maemo.org/Companies_in_Maemo_development</a> - there are
<br/>> others,
<br/>> > of course, but this list more or less didn't exist at all 5 years ago -
<br/>> > showing you that there are already collective opportunities out there,
<br/>> > and the Maemo community may well be the place to advertise your
<br/>> > Maemo-related services.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > Cheers,
<br/>> > Dave.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > Randall Arnold wrote:
<br/>> > > I started thinking about this before the Summit and it really gelled
<br/>> > > for me in Amsterdam, sharing excitement and energy with everyone
<br/>> > > there:
<br/>> > >
<br/>> > > There are so many unemployed and underemployed people in this
<br/>> > > community, and so much potential with Maemo. Maybe it's time at
<br/>> > > least some of us consider creating a global, virtual cooperative with
<br/>> > > common goals and find some way to make a living at what we enjoy.
<br/>> > >
<br/>> > > While at Nokia I found myself driving to work every day (especially
<br/>> > > at the factory) thinking "I can't wait to get to work and get back on
<br/>> > > the project waiting for me there!". As crazy as it sounds, I was
<br/>> > > constantly engaged while employed with them and despitre the
<br/>> > > occasional frustrations really, really loved working there.
<br/>> > >
<br/>> > > My current job inspires no such excitement... but being around you
<br/>> > > guys and experiencing the thrill of discovery with the N900 made me
<br/>> > > realize THAT is where I want to be.
<br/>> > >
<br/>> > > So... am I the only one thinking like this? Is it "wrong" to want to
<br/>> > > wrap a career around Maemo device support? And if it isn't, what
<br/>> > > value could a potential virtual team provide?
<br/>> > >
<br/>> > > Just looking to brainstorm for now,
<br/>> > >
<br/>> > > Randy
<br/>> > >
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