I think involving trusted developers* and community leaders** in Maemo 5's launch is the right thing to do. The presence of a NDA on these individuals will not fragment the community - these people are already at the forefront of Maemo/maemo.org representation. They are the most passionate in their areas of interest, and have demonstrated time and again their professionalism and ability to represent developer/community interests.

If Nokia is considering being this open in a launch as strategic as Maemo and its devices, then I think those of us in the bowels of the ship will understand the need for NDA's.


* - Fremantle Stars, for instance
** - not limited to the Council