Since actions speak louder than words, I have already begun a process...<br />
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I just registered a new domain, <strong>maemo-daemons.org </strong>(I may take out the .net as well).  The starting idea is simple: it will be a place for any/all of us to present ourselves and our services oriented around Maemo.  The idea I have is that we will include in our profile paypal and/or alternative donation services, to be presented as strictly voluntary.<br />
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IF this idea takes off, perhaps we could even ultimately have teams and structures.  The LinkedIn and other APIs could even be leveraged in some fashion.<br />
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For now this url will associate with my 1and1 windows account (yeah, yeah) but I'm open to another host.  I will also start on graphics, layout ideas, etc.<br />
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Thoughts?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana"><span><strong>Randall (Randy) Arnold</strong><br />
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> ----- Original message ----- <br />
> From: "Dave Neary" <dneary@maemo.org><br />
> To: "List for community development" <maemo-community@maemo.org><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 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 />
> http://wiki.maemo.org/Companies_in_Maemo_development - there are 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 />
> ><br />
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