The difference in my involvement compared to Quim's has been to a large degree due to differences how the project was set up back in Quim's good ole' days and now. It was announced late 2010 by Tero Kojo and the council that Nemein take over the practical matters and the infrastructure, and according to the agreement, Nokia has no direct say on matters related to maemo.org. With a very hands-on approach I would have only muddled the share of responsibilities.

As for the co-operation with the council, I believe have been participating in every council meeting I have been invited to. I have tried quite a bit to encourage the current council (with only one active member) to look forward and work in directions I regarded would be in the best interest of the whole community, but the response was less than enthusiastic. The investment Nokia is continuously making in Maemo.org is quite substantial and if the current council would have gotten their will through by cutting the ties to Nokia altogether, I am 100% conviced that the community would've died the instant Nokia would have cancelled the contracts. That was obviously a path I was not prepared to take, and this has been a major contributor to the stalemate of late.

There has been some deep paranoia about Nokia's attitudes towards Maemo.org lately. I must vouch that it has been unfounded all the time. Unfortunately, due to the internal situation here, I haven't been able to alleviate the concerns with any statements or promises. Luckily, the situation is now quite a bit clearer, and together with Quim taking over, I believe the worst is over.

What I hope to see is that there would be plenty of nominations for people who would be interested and able to co-operate with Quim to move Maemo.org forward in directions that would best benefit the community around Nokia's Maemo- and Qt-based devices!

Cheers,

ma.