I wish to comment please on Steve's original mail as well as on the overall reply that Steve got from Mr. Emmet Hikory.
I understand the enthusiasm that Steve is showing towards this flavor. Heck I share the same feeling, and when first hearing about this second flavor I couldn't resist thinking this was a slam dunk. I find the Ubuntu mobile project as having the right strategic potential, and Oliver's goals to be the right ones (not having to reinvent the wheel and relying on a solid distro). But as many analysts are claiming the Linux landscape is way too fractured in general and on the mobile front, so to make this one stand out of the crowd and give MS a real fight (as with the desktop edition) Canonical can't throw it on the community as a prime resource, at least not at this stage. I beg to argue that this is all a big waste of time if you don't intend realizing the huge potential you have in your hands, and invest much more resources on its success. The community will follow only when seeing your own initial commitment ... As usual with technology strategy, timing is everything, and I fear that not acting immediately will significantly reduce your chances. on the other hand if you do manage to capture the community's attention at this point, the sky is the limit. Trying not to sound too dreamy, in my humble opinion you might potentially actually do much better with the mobile edition than the desktop one (looking at your current numbers). Best, Tal * *
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