That wasn't off topic any more than the previous few posts were, and the OP wasn't exactly a paragon of structured and focused thought.

If we're going to revenue-ize maemo (and i consider that very unlikely) i think a bounty system would be the most useful--and a culture where people who like the free apps contribute towards others from the community, rather than from independent developers. For example, much free software can be directly ported to Maemo, and many volunteers are doing that. The same people might also be working on their own, in-house (heh) projects.