I've updated the linux patches to support linux-2.6.10. At this point, the only pieces not in the kernel are the IDE driver and an MTD/maps driver (which isn't really necessary).
There is also a new bootloader, APEX. I wrote it to superceed BLOB since BLOB is so difficult to build and modify.
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Cheers.