Linux Journal: An Interview with Dr. Ari Jaaksi of Nokia

“The first day of the recent LinuxWorld Summit in New York City
was a busy one for Dr. Ari Jaaksi of Nokia. He fielded questions
throughout the day, following the press conference that introduced
the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. This handheld device induces
double-takes from potential users and offers impressive Wi-Fi
capabilities. Plus, it is an open-source success story,
demonstrating a successful collaboration between a large
manufacturer and the Open Source community.

“Nokia is encouraging external development for the 770 with the
release of the maemo platform. Furthermore, the company actively is
supporting mainstream open-source applications, while encouraging
maemo developers not to fork from these foundational
applications…”

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