I suggest starting the "right" one then. You push it to slashdot & reddit, that might be enough to get the ball rolling.

Is there any way we can get this video in a non-proprietary format? Uploading it to YouTube would be sufficient.

Growl isn't GPL-licensed.

Only the Dutch would come up with the idea of using this force for good. :)

Any Free Software that can compile the device firmware?

When you find out, let me know too. I think we're riding the same ship.

Next to the PPC64 ones.

They backpedalled on that pretty quickly: https://twitter.com/#!/VZWSupport/status/74160501885644800

Hardware failure can sometimes be avoided by replacing parts - but in the case of XP, you may have to reactivate the box if you replace too many.

It's definitely for free, if your account is in good standing. I've bought quite a few phones off of Ebay (I use AT&T but like T-Mobile phones better) and the savvier owners ship print-outs of the T-Mobile email saying how to unlock it.