Why was the root thread in the dev section closed? - Motorola Atrix HD

There was some good info in that thread with good work being done... The OP wasn't necessarily the best, but there were real devs with great input in there... Locking/deleting/moving that thread takes away from the motivation of the community...
Foul move mods...
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IP IHI II IL said:
There was some good info in that thread with good work being done... The OP wasn't necessarily the best, but there were real devs with great input in there... Locking/deleting/moving that thread takes away from the motivation of the community...
Foul move mods...
My tab's Flyer than yours (unless this is posted in a Flyer thread... Then it's just as Flyer...)
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Yeh its sad that they closed the thread.... there were some good info on that thread!! hopefully more devs will show interest in MAHD and help us achieve root access on this awesome phone....

IP IHI II IL said:
There was some good info in that thread with good work being done... The OP wasn't necessarily the best, but there were real devs with great input in there... Locking/deleting/moving that thread takes away from the motivation of the community...
Foul move mods...
My tab's Flyer than yours (unless this is posted in a Flyer thread... Then it's just as Flyer...)
http://android-gz.com
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There is a new thread, but basically some of the methods being offered were almost guaranteed to lead to bricked phones. Without recovery images available that means those phones couldn't be restored so to save people from dead phones the thread was locked.
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Explanations?

Earlier today, I started a thread telling a little story about Android. But, for no reason, it was closed shortly after. No explanations, nothing.
I did it in the right section, it was not offensive or rude, I don't know what the hell I did wrong. I don't mind my topics being closed, but with no explanations, this is just bullsh*t.
If somebody could explain it to me, it'd be cool.
Fyi, the link to the topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683939
Thanks.
Lurdy said:
Earlier today, I started a thread telling a little story about Android. But, for no reason, it was closed shortly after. No explanations, nothing.
I did it in the right section, it was not offensive or rude, I don't know what the hell I did wrong. I don't mind my topics being closed, but with no explanations, this is just bullsh*t.
If somebody could explain it to me, it'd be cool.
Fyi, the link to the topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683939
Thanks.
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There appears to be a perfectly valid explanation in that thread.
Lurdy said:
Earlier today, I started a thread telling a little story about Android. But, for no reason, it was closed shortly after. No explanations, nothing.
I did it in the right section, it was not offensive or rude, I don't know what the hell I did wrong. I don't mind my topics being closed, but with no explanations, this is just bullsh*t.
If somebody could explain it to me, it'd be cool.
Fyi, the link to the topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683939
Thanks.
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hows "getting bored when there are so many awesome threads in xda " for a reason to close your thread ?
you cannot get bored in xda its against the rules
anyways there was no need to create a thread to tell us that you were bored
conantroutman said:
There appears to be a perfectly valid explanation in that thread.
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Where? Between the lines? In the sky? Under my bed?
Thought it might be funny to tell a story about my two years using Android using a kinda-dramatic style, but I don't get where it's against the rules.
It's in the "off-topic" section, the same one where people tell the song they are currently listening to, or other things cool to share but not more relevant than my thread. As long as I don't infringe the basic rules, I don't get it.
You are kidding me right????
There was no need to start a new thread, your post would have been well placed in either of the threads you were linked to....
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But the question remains ib4tl or not ib4tl?
EDIT: oh yes ib4tl
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Hello to your fingers, you can have them back.
IB4L
If you continue with that attitude, you'll smell some rusty hammer near you. Good Luck.
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xda is not a democracy
ARCHER may want to tell you some things
Lurdy said:
Whatever man, do it your way.
Hello to your fingers, you can have them back.
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Haha so I'm wrong?
OK, I'll get my coat.....
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Lurdy said:
Whatever man, do it your way.
Hello to your fingers, you can have them back.
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Uh ohhhh...LOL
Lurdy said:
Where? Between the lines? In the sky? Under my bed?
Thought it might be funny to tell a story about my two years using Android using a kinda-dramatic style, but I don't get where it's against the rules.
It's in the "off-topic" section, the same one where people tell the song they are currently listening to, or other things cool to share but not more relevant than my thread. As long as I don't infringe the basic rules, I don't get it.
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Contrary to popular belief, off-topic is not a place where you can open a thread for anything you like and it just flies. It follows the same rules that apply everywhere else in the forum. In this particular case, the rule is about not opening threads that already exist. I did link you to two threads that were relevant to your post.
As for this thread, if you have a problem with a mod decision then by all means question it, but don't open a thread to do it. Send a PM to the mod in question (namely me, in this case) and politely discuss it with them.
Thread closed.
Inb4l...aw, you done closed teh thread

Give Us The Old smiles back..!!:old mad smilie:

As most of people find new smilies GAY (yes more than JB or twilight),It would be a good idea to have the old smilies back for good.
Comeon people,Show your support
: old cool smilie:
Futurama Fry Says:
NOT SURE IF SAME THREAD WITH ALL POSTS DELETED
OR
NEW THREAD THAT IS GOING TO BE LOCKED?
Old thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725310
INb4 lock
+1 on that...yeah the new smilies look better on the new theme but...no good...
Yeah...You're lookin' here as if you really care..
why were they removed !!!: oldmad: they were soooo farkin perfectttt !!! : oldsad:
the new ones suck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a poll ! create a poll ! come on guys XDA is a democracy ! right ? : oldgrin:
Xda is not a democracy. You are not the most important person here.
But really give the old ones..
Seems one thread dont cut it..
Yeah...You're lookin' here as if you really care..
King ACE said:
Xda is not a democracy. You are not the most important person here.
But really give the old ones..
Seems one thread dont cut it..
Yeah...You're lookin' here as if you really care..
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Poor moderators :crying:
If there is already a thread that pretty much says the same thing why not just add to it rather then making your own.
The new one is just going to get locked and give MODS more work.
If you want to discuss the new smilies then go to the About xda-developers forum and post in the thread for mods and admins.
Thread closed.
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Archer said:
If you want to discuss the new smilies then go to the About xda-developers forum and post in the thread for mods and admins.
Thread closed.
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I'm gonna slightly disagree with this... Respectfully of course (old wink) and say that I wouldn't bother going to the about thread because as somebody above mentioned, this is not a democracy, those in charge have settled on new smileys and therefore new smileys it is....
I don't particularly like them either and will continue to take the piss until it gets old but hey, ya know what? If a set of forum smileys are something that causes you to get even slightly worked up then take solace in the fact that you must not really have anything serious to worry about.
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conantroutman said:
I'm gonna slightly disagree with this... Respectfully of course (old wink) and say that I wouldn't bother going to the about thread because as somebody above mentioned, this is not a democracy, those in charge have settled on new smileys and therefore new smileys it is....
I don't particularly like them either and will continue to take the piss until it gets old but hey, ya know what? If a set of forum smileys are something that causes you to get even slightly worked up then take solace in the fact that you must not really have anything serious to worry about.
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That's a good point, and thanks for making it. :victory:
I'm personally not too fussed by the new faces, but I did prefer the old ones. The new ones are all , leaving me a little :cyclops:.
At least I can now express my love of plate balancing :angel: and don't have to type boborone any more

Smalltalk

Hi,
I am new here. I need 10 Posts before I can post in a developer forum. So I have to do some smalltalk!
usrr said:
Just a reply test. Do I really have to solve a captcha for every post?
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You are going to draw unwanted attention from a mod so I suggest you stop doing what you are doing in the fashion in which you are doing it. These restrictions are in place for a reason, mostly to stop spam posters.
Read this first please:
[GUIDE] How to be a New User (and not a noob)
If you have any other question afterwards you will know what to do.
One other thing. Is it so much to ask that you read for a bit first, pick up some knowledge and experience, help a few people in the 90+% of the site which is completely open to you, to participate with quality posts instead of BS posts, in return for being able to post into any of the ROM threads from any dev on this site?
usrr said:
Just a reply test. Do I really have to solve a captcha for every post?
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Yes. You also don't get away with spamming for ten posts. Read this 19 times.....
Good day sir.
There are already so many threads here in OT that you can post to for your ten post, it should be extremely easy for anybody that takes one minute to look. Use the 'game threads' like last letter and similar word and such. Problem solved.
EDIT: Mods, why not make it so new users can't start a new thread until the 10 post limit is reached?
WiredPirate said:
There are already so many threads here in OT that you can post to for your ten post, it should be extremely easy for anybody that takes one minute to look. Use the 'game threads' like last letter and similar word and such. Problem solved.
EDIT: Mods, why not make it so new users can't start a new thread until the 10 post limit is reached?
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wtf? Don't encourage that ****.....
ot is not an acceptable place to gain your first ten posts, I spend far too much time trimming the post counts of cretins who think they can slip in here unnoticed and spam their way to the dev section.
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Mods, why not make it so new users can't start a new thread until the 10 post limit is reached?
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+1
Surely this plan would work better right? It would at least stop all the cases of spamming that happened earlier this morning.
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conantroutman said:
wtf? Don't encourage that ****.....
ot is not an acceptable place to gain your first ten posts, I spend far too much time trimming the post counts of cretins who think they can slip in here unnoticed and spam their way to the dev section.
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Well I obviously wasn't recommending he do that for purposes of being able to spam dev forums!! Its not like I am telling a secret loophole or anything, what I said to do should be common sense to anybody except the OP right? If it's that big of a deal then new users shouldn't be able to post in OT either. I'm just saying that's better than starting a new thread with no topic.
KidCarter93 said:
+1
Surely this plan would work better right? It would at least stop all the cases of spamming that happened earlier this morning.
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Err, no. New users have just as much right as anybody else to create a new thread, providing they think first, type later....
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If it's that big of a deal then new users shouldn't be able to post in OT either.
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OT posts shouldn't count.
Will never happen though....
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Err, no. New users have just as much right as anybody else to create a new thread, providing they think first, type later....
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Yeah I appreciate that, but in general, most new threads created by new users have already been created plenty of times before. I done it myself, so I know that.
Granted, it's not an ideal situation but at least it would solve the issue, to a certain degree.
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conantroutman said:
wtf? Don't encourage that ****.....
ot is not an acceptable place to gain your first ten posts, I spend far too much time trimming the post counts of cretins who think they can slip in here unnoticed and spam their way to the dev section.
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Such as this one doing it now?
mf2112 said:
Such as this one doing it now?
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I don't see them doing anything
conantroutman said:
Err, no. New users have just as much right as anybody else to create a new thread, providing they think first, type later....
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Yeah, that goes for new and senior members.
To the OP...I would suggest you visit a few forums. We have tons. Get to know the site and the community. Make some helpful posts and contribute to the forums in a positive way.
I say, OT posts count for your post count, but you need 100 posts to even see the link to the OT forum. lol
vanessaem said:
Yeah, that goes for new and senior members.
To the OP...I would suggest you visit a few forums. We have tons. Get to know the site and the community. Make some helpful posts and contribute to the forums in a positive way.
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It's these mods that you need to watch out for.....
Look at that M_T_M.... Threads popping up left, right and centre....
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Any new user that acts like MTM would so get banned. Lol.
Not that I've ever spammers before :angel:
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Any new user that acts like MTM would so get banned. Lol.
Not that I've ever spammers before :angel:
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Get me banned..I triple chicken liver dare ya!!!!
Also...where are these "mods"?? INb4l
M_T_M said:
Get me banned..I triple chicken liver dare ya!!!!
Also...where are these "mods"?? INb4l
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Banned for mentioning chicken liver.
Whoops! Wrong thread
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M_T_M said:
Get me banned..I triple chicken liver dare ya!!!!
Also...where are these "mods"?? INb4l
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I agree...mods everywhere and still this thread remains OPEN??
ib4a or ib4v as appropriate.
Well I'm not closing it because I've had a few cyders and it would be irresponsible to moderate while under the influence....
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Well I'm not closing it because I've had a few cyders and it would be irresponsible to moderate while under the influence....
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You moderate sober!!!???

PSX User Thread/Information - Latest ver.: V3! Merry X-mas! :)

Hi all!
So... the PSX thread is finally closed... but I guess some of us will keep using it, right? So I thought that it would be interesting to create a user thread for this great ROM.
UPDATE: A brief FAQ for you.
Q: So, what happened to the thread?
A: The developer got (allegedly) tired of the slackness of the majority of the people posting in the development thread, i.e. repeating questions that were already answered, repeating requests about features that were already requested, complaints about bugs that were already reported and mostly app/user related, etc.
Q: No more PSX?
A: Incorrect. Development goes on and you can follow it here. I will try to update this post with the most important updates, as apparently some people can't access the new forum from restricted access networks (office).
Q: Can we get nightlies and stuff?
A: It's possible, head out to the PSX forum and read the rules. I will only post released versions here, as the developers clearly want access to the nightlies to be limited, and I wouldn't want to get banned from their forum, would I?
Rejoice! V3 is finally here!
Changelog and mirror thanks to @infiltrata
Updated source to AOSP 4.4.2
Added charging LED option
Completely redone kernel with custom hotplug
Option to hide battery symbol completely
Active Display
Extended options for Quiet Hours
Customized Lockscreen targets
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=10720
Hall of shame (Repeated question in this thread? You will get mentioned here):
Waiting for the first lucky winner
Cheers!
I was thinking to do the same... Thank you for the initiative
I hadn't logged in a week and read the bad news, sucks for us casual flashers. It would be awesome if they kept their androidfilehost updated and accessible to the public ...everybody wins.
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m_harsh said:
I was thinking to do the same... Thank you for the initiative
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Yes I think it makes sense!
Would be great if someone could follow ct's github and maybe build and share the releases...
On other news, I took the ART "plunge" this morning and so far I'm pretty happy with it! I lost about 1800 point in Quadrant, true, but battery life seems to have improved a lot! Don't know, maybe just placebo... I'll let it settle and try to give it some "normal" use and then I'll switch back to dalvik to compare... we'll see!
Oh and no compatibility issues so far. I was afraid that Carmageddon wouldn't work but it works perfectly with kitkat and art ^_^
Gone but not forgotten
I am a happy PSX user as a well. I tried catching up on all the issues but that was causing the problems but am still wondering since the thread is closed does that mean that CTFROMMN will never release any future updates or new Roms to us regular Joes? As a very new N4 owner I had only tried a few Roms but I have to say hands down, his latest work is the best that's out there right now. Its a shame if its the last one we will see.
I don't always post on XDA, I'm usually one of those who just lurk around and conduct experiments on their cellphone.
A few days ago I bought Nexus 4 after selling my old SGS2, and I tried several roms (both stock and non-stock), and the one that has actually caught my eye was PSX.
Smooth (even though Nexus 4 itself is smooth as hell), feature-rich, battery-friendly, and most importantly - bug free.
I don't know if ctfrommn is reading this (probably not), but just in case he does - you rock. You've made my experience with this device probably 10X better than with any other ROM.
I've read what you said on the official post and I agree that some people need to just shut the hell up and be thankful for what they get.
If you love something, keep on doing it, and let the nay sayers kiss your ass while doing it.
You did a great job on this ROM, and I'm sure a lot of people around here think so as well.
Thank you for your incredible work. I hope I'll get the chance to test and use your and your friends' creations in the future.
can some1 tell me what happened? my n4 is on lg service center, so i didnt check xda :/
^^^^ psx thread was all filled with posts like 'ohh i love this rom, this if do fast so smooth' and there were other posts all having complaints.1000's of posts like these..dev got tired of reading all those useless posts.. warned again and again but nobody listened.. No idea what happened yesterday but I'm sure that dev's mind should've snapped for sure after watching helplessly at the state of thread...
Anyways.. It shouldn't be a problem If There sources keep on getting updated.
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What happened? He just closed the thread or has the rom been discontinued?
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GFXi0N said:
What happened? He just closed the thread or has the rom been discontinued?
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He closed the thread, development will continue on a private forum.
That is really sad man...really really sad
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i can't believe now psx is a private thing... except someone from the inside can 'leak' it to us regular users...
sorry for my bad english
Wow, I just downloaded and flashed the latest mako Rom from PSX. It's upsetting to see they took that route, their rom is turning out to be my favorite.
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^ same. Just found it a couple days ago as the drama began. Shame.
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infiltrata said:
He closed the thread, development will continue on a private forum.
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Yes at least that's what he hinted at...
A thread can always be reopened, let's hope for the best!
Buuut I would much rather if this thread was used to report about problems/show off performance/etc of PSX instead of just feeling sorry about the other thread. For example, has any of you given a chance to ART? What did you think about it?
why is psx backing off
Sturdy_99 said:
why is psx backing off
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read some posts on the first page, I think someone answered that already.
Following silently as always!
Here's to hoping PSX is resurrected soon!
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why is psx backing off
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MameTozhio said:
read some posts on the first page, I think someone answered that already.
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Hahaha yet people don't read n just ask questions... LOL this is reason
m_harsh said:
Hahaha yet people don't read n just ask questions... LOL this is reason
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but who will find out an answer from a thread of thousands of posts......except the main post

Cataclysm

Folks - I've read great things about the Cataclyst ROM but found the official thread on it had been closed by an XDA moderator. If I install it and run into issues, would there be some people supporting it and what thread?
Thx
sam008 said:
Folks - I've read great things about the Cataclyst ROM but found the official thread on it had been closed by an XDA moderator. If I install it and run into issues, would there be some people supporting it and what thread?
Thx
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No. Hence the closed thread. The dev left XDA.
ouch so i guess no further versions of his rom then?
sam008 said:
ouch so i guess no further versions of his rom then?
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I don't want to sound like a douche... But re-read my last post.
*IF* he's releasing still, it's not on XDA and directing people via post to anywhere off-site is at least frowned upon (if not prohibited).
Yoinx said:
*IF* he's releasing still, it's not on XDA and directing people via post to anywhere off-site is at least frowned upon (if not prohibited).
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Maybe we should let @atl4ntis know that we love to see him back in whatever XDA thread or XDA (sub)forum. Not only for his work, but also because he is a helpfull and nice person.
Possibly his XDA account is still active.
We could mention him in our posts so he knows we do not forget. At this moment we have to respect his decision because he is hurt.
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NLBeev said:
Maybe we should let @atl4ntis know that we love to see him back in whatever XDA thread or XDA (sub)forum. Not only for his work, but also because he is a helpfull and nice person.
Possibly his XDA account is still active.
We could mention him in our posts so he knows we do not forget. At this moment we have to respect his decision because he is hurt.
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The mention might work unless like most of the more senior members he has mention notifications turned off.
Can anybody please tell me what happened?
His rom is perfect as it's stock with just enough amount of customization.
Sad that he left.
jk0l said:
Can anybody please tell me what happened?
His rom is perfect as it's stock with just enough amount of customization.
Sad that he left.
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As I understand it there was a dispute with another dev and that lead to a dispute about whether or not his rom was original work. XDA moved it to the non original section and he decided to abandon the project.
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TonikJDK said:
As I understand it there was a dispute with another dev and that lead to a dispute about whether or not his rom was original work. XDA moved it to the non original section and he decided to abandon the project.
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Here in the Netherlands @atl4ntis was popular. The Dutch press praised him for his 'cataclysm mod'.
The bulk of the problem was that he claimed his work was all original, yet refused to provide evidence to back his claims. Before anyone starts in on the "Apache license doesn't require sources" line, I know he was within his rights to refuse to show his sources. However, if you don't show sources, how can you reasonably expect anyone to believe your work is original?
The XDA staff made the right call here. If you refuse to prove your work is original, your work doesn't get to be located in the Original Android Development forum. In any event, this will be a moot point going forward as all new devices will only have one development section. That said, the mods and/or admin should be going through all device forums that have both an Android Development and Original Android Development subforum, and merging the two subforums into one.
sam008 said:
Folks - I've read great things about the Cataclyst ROM but found the official thread on it had been closed by an XDA moderator. If I install it and run into issues, would there be some people supporting it and what thread?
Thx
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You can go here; we'll be glad to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/info-cataclysm-mod-dead-t3307703
sam008 said:
... If I install it and run into issues, would there be some people supporting it and what thread...
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=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3307703

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