[mapgrep]

>Who gives a damn about mobile? Some of us have work to do

Who gives a damn about these "personal computers"? They are toys for obsessive nerd hobbyists. Some of us have work to do.

Who gives a damn about this "multimedia?" It's all toy sound cards for vidgames and silly fragile CD ROMS. Some of us have work to do.

Who gives a damn about the consumer internet? It's all AOL sex chat and Pez dispenser trading. Some of us have work to do.

Who gives a damn about these "social networks?" It's for sex-crazed drunken college students, child molesters, and shut-ins. Some of us have work to do.

Who gives a damn about this "Linux?" Its a neo-communist academic experiment for people too poor to license a real commercial Unix (TM) or even Windows NT. Some of us have work to do.

[adamtaylor]

I probably should have said that _I_ don't give a damn about mobile. I spend my whole day in front of a workstation, and maybe a few minutes a day using my cell phone. But still: Do you really think that Gnome and/or Canonical should be focussing on mobile?

[mapgrep]

I don't.

Open source tends to work better in mature markets where there is something relatively stable to copy and where there are a lot of players who are incentivized to cooperate and adhere to standards. That's not mobile right now, and by the time mobile turns that corner Android (currently locked down on most installs in a very non Free way) will probably be the open source contender of choice.

From what very little I know about GNOME, it sounds like a great plan. I just happen to think mobile is extraordinarily important and look forward to the day I ditch the iOS platform.