In an unprecedented recent community action, the release of a proprietary VM layer with an unclear license and a time bomb (May 30th) with no direct interoperability to the Maemo OS, is received with great fanfare as NIT users are exposed to the 12 years old PalmOS.

Despite not taking advantage of the NIT's main physical advantage, namely the crisp high resolution screen, users seem to be able to look past that and sees the practical aspects of Palm OS apps.

I wonder if this has any impact on the development of NIT apps. Will they emulate their Palm OS predecessor more? Will some projects cease to move or slows down considerably due to the appearance of a working alternative? One of the biggest motivation for non-commercial project is for the creator to scratch their particular itch. Well, the Palm OS has scratched the itches of millions of users for the last decade.

PS: In other news, flying pigs were spotted near Des Moines this morning.