I've discussed the Nokia 770 with a few high profile members of the FSFE community. The reaction was generally positive. Sure, it may have Flash and Opera, but it's essentially a free platform, was the common feeling. I call this assertion into question: Maemo relies heavily on non-free components and Nokia has constructed technical and psychological barriers which prevent a free platform from emerging. I contend that Nokia, despite their contributions to the FLOSS communities, represents a greater threat to freedom than many proprietary hardware vendors. Read the note here:
http://walfield.org/blog/2007/01/29/maemo.html
Neal