Well, I felt obliged to post this but wasn't sure how to start...

I haven't been very active for a while as you all have no doubt noticed. As Maemo dwindled in my viability sphere, other projects grew. I always knew there would come a point where I needed to seriously prioritize, since I have a natural (i.e. stupid) tendency to dive into too many pools.

But this isn't a goodbye post. I'm not going to say I'm leaving. I'm not asking that my account be shut down. I'm just saying don't be surprised if I never find my way back here again. But... don't be surprised if I do, either.

Maemo has been great to me. Thanks to this odd little venture, I got to visit Amsterdam, Tampere, Dublin, Las Vegas and London. Even better, I made dozens if not hundreds of friends the world over with whom I am closer than those living physically near to me.

But as someone who struggles with the evil F word (focus), I have to put effort into limiting myself.

As many here have mentioned, maybe this entire community needs to find new focus, too. I had mentioned http://www.umpcportal.com/ but I see this forum keeps going. However, with the increasing viability of Mer, and the approaching Vivaldi tablet, I have decided my "tablet time" would be best spent helping to build a new community around http://opentablets.org. So I approached the team there, they made me a moderator, and off we go.

I have other, related ventures too. As I posted elsewhere, I am redefining my blogging with http://post404.com and am looking for guest as well as volunteer staff writers (please email). I'm also continuing as a Nokia Developer Champion, at least until this Fall, and that comes with many duties as well. Like this group. Finally, I'm organizing a Make event for Dallas this year.

So you can see I have my hands full.

But again: this isn't a goodbye post. Odds are I'll even stop in and moderate (like I did today) now and then as long as I'm needed and able. And I'll check in on old favorite threads when I remember. But for the most part I'm shifting gears, and this forum won't be the prime destination.

I see that council elections are about to be held again and I'll try to remember to vote. I still believe in that old vision, no matter what. Maybe we can replicate it for the Open Tablets community. I hope to see you all there.

Thanks everyone. You have all been awesome.