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[Q] Why did "The Ultimate Droid" ROM thread get shut down!

Why was this thread closed?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834623
Usually when a mod closes it they always have the last post and have some sort of explanation as to why it is closed.

gqstatus0685 said:
Why was this thread closed?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834623
Usually when a mod closes it they always have the last post and have some sort of explanation as to why it is closed.
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MOD EDIT: Removed link requiring registration to download, per rule 11
read much ?

It looks like they were looking for a reason to shut him down out of some spite.
Secondly you don't have to post a smart ass comment. I understand you're shielded behind your monitor and keyboard but that doesn't mean you have to act like a jerk.
There are plenty of ROM threads with members posting stuff they shouldn't have posted. They could have simply edited the offenders post or did a temporary ban. Anyone else care to chime in?

gqstatus0685 said:
Anyone else care to chime in?
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I didn't know the thread got closed but I think its appropriate to do so.
Leaving past drama in the past I still think its wrong for someone to post a link/thread on XDA that intends to direct traffic away from XDA, requiring registration on another website in order to enjoy the author's work. If DD wanted to be part of the XDA community then he should post and, to some degree, support his work ON XDA.

I don't care wether or not his thread was shut down. I just thought the whole thing was a little shady - some guy comes out of nowhere to offer this amazing thing that this other guy has, but you can only have it if you come into the alley with him because he can't show you in the light.

That thread was hijacked with bickering back and fourth anyway.

nukedukem said:
I don't care wether or not his thread was shut down. I just thought the whole thing was a little shady - some guy comes out of nowhere to offer this amazing thing that this other guy has, but you can only have it if you come into the alley with him because he can't show you in the light.
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lmao......

So what... the Rom rocked.

Just register at his forum, that's what I did. I have been running the rom since day one and it is the best rom I think I have ever used. There are a few bugs here but I use it everyday and love it. Google search "the ultimate droid evo" and it's the first link.

I didn't see anyone actually answer your question.. the second time the thread was closed was because the rom contains swype.

nukedukem said:
I don't care wether or not his thread was shut down. I just thought the whole thing was a little shady - some guy comes out of nowhere to offer this amazing thing that this other guy has, but you can only have it if you come into the alley with him because he can't show you in the light.
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LMAO! Thats too funny! Makes sense...(no pun)

...and now the 2.1 thread has been locked in the EVO forum. Yet, identical threads in the Desire and Motorola forums are still open. Mod(s) please explain this?

jobryan26 said:
...and now the 2.1 thread has been locked in the EVO forum. Yet, identical threads in the Desire and Motorola forums are still open. Mod(s) please explain this?
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Are you freaking kidding me! I just went to the development section and the thread is gone. This is getting really stupid.
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It was shut down the first time because it linked another sign up site to download it. Second time because it included warez. Third time, may have been due to warez(ex fancy widgets) or maybe even because of the $2 monthly fee for nighties. Hell it may have just been to all the crying the tread seem to bring.

gqstatus0685 said:
Are you freaking kidding me! I just went to the development section and the thread is gone. This is getting really stupid.
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Here is where the thread was.. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849986 which now the link redirects you to the "Forum & Marketplace Rules". It was stated in the subject line that the thread was not in compliance with #8
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8. Donations.
We appreciate all donations to xda-developers.com, it keeps our forum online and well maintained. As a user you're allowed to ask for donations in your signature as a thank you for your hard work. However donations up front are not allowed, this forum is about sharing, not about getting paid to do something, that's what your job is for.
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Here is the currently still open thread in the Desire forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849992 which is an exact copy of the page which was locked.
This is getting ridiculous....
The Ultimate Droid 2.1.0
THIS IS NOT MY WORK! This is an AOSP rom brought to you by Blackdroid. If you like his work, PLEASE donate.
The forums no longer require membership to download. Additionally, in order to comply, Swype has been removed from the rom.
The Ultimate Droid 2.1.0 can be downloaded from HERE
The Ultimate Droid 2.1.0 Changelog:
- New popup changelog on startup (anderweb/blackdroid)
- New updated themed with images from gingerbread (blackdroid)
- Added new launcher (new customized version of adw with new features, anderweb/blackdroid)
- Added option to turn toggle overscroll and change weight of effect (rmcc)
- Reverted to 1.0.0 Phone UI untill updates are made to new UI. (Will be send out as and update)
- Newer more customizable live wallpapers (kmobs - make sure to donate)
- Updated all apps on the Ultimate Droid Servers
- Fixes for camera contious focus (droid)
- Updated Overhauled music app
- Updated News and Weather
- Updated Google CarHome
- Updated Google Talk
- Updated Marketplace
- Updated Google Maps
- New Kernel for Inc (cyanogen)
- Fixes for bluetooth
If you like this ROM and would like to help further development:
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE DEVELOPER!
A donation link can be found HERE
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The cached link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...wthread.php?t=849986&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
So let me get this right... because the OP posted "If you like this ROM and would like to help further developmentLEASE DO NOT FEED THE DEVELOPER! A donation link can be found HERE" outside of his/her signature this caused the thread to get locked and it's not even the OP's rom??? Not sure I understand how #8 even applies to the thread since the rom wasn't the OP's and he was trying to stay in compliance with rule #12
12. Using the work of others.
If you are developing something that is based on the work of another Member, you MUST first seek their permission, and you must give credit to the member whose work you used. If a dispute occurs about who developed / created a piece of work, first try to settle the matter by private message and NOT in open forum. If this fails then you may contact a moderator with clear evidence that the work was created by you.
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I mean com'on it's not like the OP hacked a phone (which is illegal), stole the the UI off the phone aka: "porting" (like HTC Sense, Acer Liquid, or etc which ARE NOT open source therefore "illegal" as they are covered by copyright as stated in you HTC Sense software menu>settings>about phone>legal information>HTC legal>
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Copyright
Certain software contained in this device is contributed or developed by HTC Corporation
Copyright @ [2006-2010] HTC Corportation
All Rights Reserved.
The works ("Works") herein refer to the software developed or owned by the HTC Corporation ("HTC") and not separately released under the terms of an open source software license. The information contained in the Works is the exclusive property of HTC. HTC grants the legal user of this device the right to use the Works solely within the scope of the legitimate operation of the device. No further right is granted under this license including but not limited to, distribution, reproduction, modification, and transmission. Any other usage shall be subject to the written consent of HTC
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Which means nearly EVERY developer here is direct violation of rule #6 ("Do not post warez") of the site unless someone has posted a copy of the authorization from HTC to redistribute their software. Yes, I use custom ported roms like most of xda, and I fully support advancing development of the mobile platform. My lack of understanding is not over this, but over nitpicking "some" developers and using rules when it fits ones specific agenda. Whatever agenda that might be. I am not here to start a war with admins or mods, but to get a more clear understanding of intent. It seems not only unclear to myself but to others as well. Thanks John

bwcorvus said:
It was shut down the first time because it linked another sign up site to download it. Second time because it included warez. Third time, may have been due to warez(ex fancy widgets) or maybe even because of the $2 monthly fee for nighties. Hell it may have just been to all the crying the tread seem to bring.
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2$ monthly fee HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA what bullsh*t is that

phatmanxxl said:
That thread was hijacked with bickering back and fourth anyway.
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That's all this thread is as well.

gqstatus0685 said:
It looks like they were looking for a reason to shut him down out of some spite.
Secondly you don't have to post a smart ass comment. I understand you're shielded behind your monitor and keyboard but that doesn't mean you have to act like a jerk.
There are plenty of ROM threads with members posting stuff they shouldn't have posted. They could have simply edited the offenders post or did a temporary ban. Anyone else care to chime in?
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they did the same thing to kingklick.

It's favoritism, that's all.
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if my memory serves me right XDA has some kind of right to host Sense roms with all the Sense things , someone made that argument before.

[Q] Synergy Developers Please Help.

Dear Developers,
I had flashed the new Synergy Rom RC1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447) which I admired and like it very much, since I like the Sence Ui. I have a small request from this rom developers, please I need support for RTL (Right To Left) languages support like Arabic and Hebrew languages, I successfully patched this method, (http://blog.devasque.com/?page_id=11) which successfully added the arabic fonts and now I can send sms in arabic and the RTL is correct there, what is missing is the RTL support for Gmail messages (Subjects+Message Detail) and the Browser, only opera browser can support RTL at this time, There is a source-code that the same blog above referred to and this code is used to fix the RTL issue in libwebcore.so this is a link to it (https://github.com/Y6b/android_external_webkit/commit/8637f8f6b8f78aef69a1a1919c9df54358513706). What my request is can any one of the developers look at the code in the link and the ability to include it in the source-code of synergy so it can support Arabic and Hebrew without problem. by the way cyanogen mode supports these languages perfectly, but I dont like cyanogen I like synergy and hope the developers can do something about it.
Thanks

There is no need to make a new thread for this. Just post your request in the thread for that rom.

sitlet said:
There is no need to make a new thread for this. Just post your request in the thread for that rom.
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In order to post in the Android Development section of this forum, you must have 10 posts in other areas. Since the OP had 3 posts, he is unable to post in the Android Development section.

Serial70 said:
In order to post in the Android Development section of this forum, you must have 10 posts in other areas. Since the OP had 3 posts, he is unable to post in the Android Development section.
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Thanks appreciate

Serial70 said:
In order to post in the Android Development section of this forum, you must have 10 posts in other areas. Since the OP had 3 posts, he is unable to post in the Android Development section.
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Then maybe he should get 10 posts first. The whole point of that is so new members can get to know other parts and people on the forum first.

sitlet said:
Then maybe he should get 10 posts first. The whole point of that is so new members can get to know other parts and people on the forum first.
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This is my point. Read this thread from the beginning, your first reply was asking why this question wasn't posted on the ROM thread in the Development section of the forum. I was explaining the reason. If he has a legitimate question and can't ask it where it needs to be asked, why not put it in the Q&A area? You do understand what the "Q" part of Q&A stands for, right? The OP is new to the forum and has a question. I feel its valid that this is brought up here since he can't address the issue in any other location.

I would also suggesting pming..
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.

Crossrocker said:
I would also suggesting pming..
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.
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Thanks Everybody, I really appreciate your understanding

With the method that was used to accomplish the language removal (aamikam optimization) it would be difficult to go back in and replace all the language packs in all the apk. If you want the language package back I would ask aamikam for the unoptimized version. If he feels Luke it he will give it to you.
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Thanks looking forward to the results.

Crossrocker said:
I would also suggesting pming..
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.
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PMing with the Mynions is welcome, I know. How is it received in the xda community as a whole?
Some people can be unnecessarily harsh.

I enjoy respinding to pm's.
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Any luck guys i have with my question?

Any Luck with my question

I desperately need a solution for this guys

OMG RC2 released and still now no answer ?

im requesting the disable crt and the circle 2 battery file

im requesting the disable crt and the circle 2 battery file
thanks!

I'm requesting 1 million dollars, doesnt mean I'm going to get it. If you want something done instead of asking or expecting someone else to do it for you, you should do it. If you dont know how to, then learn. After all this is XDA-Developers, not XDA-DoThisModForMe

graffixnyc said:
I'm requesting 1 million dollars, doesnt mean I'm going to get it. If you want something done instead of asking or expecting someone else to do it for you, you should do it. If you dont know how to, then learn. After all this is XDA-Developers, not XDA-DoThisModForMe
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Wait... did I miss a memo somewhere? This isn't XDA-DoThisModForMe? WTF? So now we are supposed to expect people to want to learn to feed themselves? Dang... There goes the neighborhood...
/sarcasm
OP please don't be one of those to fill this forum up with nonsense and requests for welfare handouts.

of coz i did search and i did learn. but the disable crt doesnt work.
thanks bro jerdog, which means this forum is not going to allow us to request files?
so everyone must do themselves, so why are we coming here in this forum to find different files different mods?

i have downloaded one mod for disabling crt, but its not working

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
Download both APK and follow the steps. Read link fo more info.
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adrianyyb said:
of coz i did search and i did learn. but the disable crt doesnt work.
thanks bro jerdog, which means this forum is not going to allow us to request files?
so everyone must do themselves, so why are we coming here in this forum to find different files different mods?
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This is a huge misconception of what XDA is all about and it's sad that this is what most people think. This forum was created for developers to collaborate and share their work with other developers. It wasnt started for normal users to come for roms and things and pretty much leech. it was created for developers by developers to come and collaborate, and learn from each other. Not have other people do it for them. Honestly, It's not a place to come making requests even though lots of people do it. If you want a mod, search for it instead of asking people to feed it to you and do your leg work for you. And like I said if there isnt a mod out there to do what you want, then learn to do it yourself. If you need help while doing it then sure ask away but asking someone to spoon feed you something you can either find on your own or make yourself if not found on your own isn't what this forum is for. It's not for people coming to request things honestly. If a developer shares their work then thats great but they dont have to and honestly people have no right to request things from them.
There are plenty of tutorials on how to disable crt all over xda. That was the point myself and jerdog were trying to make.

[Q] Viewing a parent forum on web-site

I have searched and can't find a reference to this. Previously I subscribed to each of the forums within a particular device's area, e.g.
HTC Desire S
General
Question & Answer
Accessories
Development
Themes & Apps
The problem is that when you are following three devices as well as the 'General' forums it means a lot of scrolling up and down on my mobile device. I have noticed that using the XDA Premium app I can actually subscribe to the parent forum (e.g. HTC Desire S) and this then appears in the app, with the ability for me to tap on it and see all the sub-forums. This is really useful. The problem is that the web-site version seems to then lose those forum subscriptions entirely.
Is there a solution for this, or is it just a 'feature' that I will have to live with?

I tried finding a solution to this a while back but there's no way to do it, unfortunately.
Hopefully the admins would think about implementing it if you make a request for it. It's definitely a good idea though.

KidCarter93 said:
I tried finding a solution to this a while back but there's no way to do it, unfortunately.
Hopefully the admins would think about implementing it if you make a request for it. It's definitely a good idea though.
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Thanks for that. Request made - let's hope it is something they can implement fairly simply.

SimonTS said:
Thanks for that. Request made - let's hope it is something they can implement fairly simply.
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Hopefully yeah. I wouldn't think it would be too difficult for them to do.

Is modding illegal?

So I have seen that there are so many developers on XDA who are making mod so google camera can run on non pixel devices ....so I just want to ask a question is it legal or okay to download it ? Or does google support XDA developers modding their app ??? Please reply.

As there was already a post made there and response shared as well - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82330665&postcount=3441
Will close this thread for now. Feel free to reach out to us if you want to continue with this thread then i can move the post from there to here to avoid duplication.
Thanks
SacredDeviL666.