Waiting to get Imagio until the SPL unlocker is released

[daroga]

For someone who is new to this, could someone give a brief run-down of the beenfits we'll receive from a custom ROM?

Personally, I don't need any UI tweaking or customizing (I think I'll be sticking with Mobile Shell and my own silly customizations there), but I just want to have a realistic expectation of what will come if/when the Imagio is opened up.

The sorts of things I'd be looking for would be:
- Optimized version of WM with bloaty junk stripped out (not unlike nlite or vlite for XP or Vista)
- Speed optimizations (better drivers? Maybe would just naturally come with the point above?)
- Newer builds of Windows Mobile than the stock ROM or even than what HTC or Verizon are giving us access to.

From what I've read, all of those seem to be what comes with the unlock, but I just wanted to be sure. Is there a place setup to contribute funds to the Imagio's effort?