Hi!

quoted

In other words, what prevents someone from creating, say, a custom 
minimal Barebox version that sits on top of the existing N900 
bootloader?  Wouldn't that provide a much better user experience?

I do agree with Nicolas

If I can get my hand on a phone I?ll put barebox on it

Grab it in the nearest "second hand cellphones" shop, and have fun! It
should be less than $70.
									Pavel
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