Hi Adam.
I've spent some time lurking in the forums lately while I made up my mind on whether to buy an iLiad. I'm happy to say that I did (thanks mostly to the activity on this forum) and it should arrive this week. Once I have it I plan on dusting off my rusty C/Unix/Linux skills and helping out. I admit that I'll be a bit cautious at first until the unbricking capability is available but I'm sure that my developer curiousity will get the best of me.
Thanks to Adam B. and all the rest of you who've spent time pushing the boundaries of the iLiad and posted info on here. It's definitely made it easier for newcomers like me to get started.