Yup. He's a guy asking for info which, in the fullness of time, could probably be gleaned by searching through the TMO archives. He's trying to shortcut that effort by asking people here first before going on that search. Is this such a horrible thing?

Rather than discourage people from asking questions, I would prefer to encourage folks to ask their questions here. The more folks actively participating in Maemo / Meego / Sailfish / etc. projects, the better...