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Unfortunatelly that is what usually happens. A sad story is the first sharp zaurus. It can run a 2.6 kernel, but the sd slot was developed by sharp and it is still closed (therefore enforcing the openzaurus releases to come with a 2.4 kernel and a propertary precompiled module).
As for the Librie, I still consider it as closed. And I give thanks that I can at least use it. Not to mention that strange format they use. But it serves me well. I can take it anywhere, it has screen protection, it is small and it does not drain the batteries.
We should also remember that the Librie is quite an old device. For a new one I would have hoped a 2.6 kernel would be used. But I would also have hoped the irex guys to submit patches with bug fixes for the opensource software they have modified... And that is something that I am not aware off.
If irex would have started as Nokia did, with a buggy device (N770) but giving a strong emphasis in development, while keeping some of the core applications closed, then I am sure things would be much different.
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