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[Q] PayPal issues

Is anyone else having problems with Paypal being slow in transferring money from a bank account? I just checked my account and it shows that money has indeed been transferred to my paypal account, however, when I log onto paypal, it shows that the money is still being processed. I made a commitment to donate money to Myn for the use of his roms on the 23rd (today) which happened to be the date paypal indicated that the funds I transferred would be available. Now it is showing the 24th and I am pissed about it. Has anyone had or is having a similar experience?

good lookin out! can't wait to try it!
oh wait this doesn't have anything to do with android development..

drdrewdown said:
good lookin out! can't wait to try it!
oh wait this doesn't have anything to do with android development..
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Haha ok well said doc, but just in case he didn't understand the message behind the sarcasm:
Questions are supposed to be placed in the Q&A section; the &A portion of your post would only be reached in said section, and the Q portion would be met most likely with (albeit appropriate) sarcasm as above unless placed in that section.

Understood and sorry for my rookie mistake. Sarcasm well taken.

PAYPAL
I hate paypal! What an effing rip off.

Downloading now....

I flashed to this yesterday, and my battery life has been excellent all day!
The stripper in the boot animation is real nice too, but I didn't have enough singles to get it to fully load up.

Excellent work, I tried to donate but I heard PayPal was being slow. So ill just wait.

WTF EC05 in the developer section

So let me get this straight, there is now a developer that has EC05, but you have to register to get it. I tried and get Access denied when trying to download. On a side note EC05 has been released and there aren't 10 mirrors up of it yet? I don't know what is going on with the politics over there, I don't really care or follow it that closely. But what I do know is when I hear that an operating system is leaked I come here to get it. All of a sudden that's not going to happen any more without hoops to jump through, registration and a nag screen for a donation? I wonder if the guys in the Evo forums put up with this am-mature hour BS?

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So let me get this straight, there is now a developer that has EC05, but you have to register to get it. I tried and get Access denied when trying to download. On a side note EC05 has been released and there aren't 10 mirrors up of it yet? I don't know what is going on with the politics over there, I don't really care or follow it that closely. But what I do know is when I hear that an operating system is leaked I come here to get it. All of a sudden that's not going to happen any more without hoops to jump through, registration and a nag screen for a donation? I wonder if the guys in the Evo forums put up with this am-mature hour BS?
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Here is a mirror:
http://www.multiupload.com/LNZXJFTCS0
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Here is a mirror:
http://www.multiupload.com/LNZXJFTCS0
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i think he probaly also want the stock rom of ec05??
or maybe bonsai?
Which rom would you like OP?

thezero4 said:
I wonder if the guys in the Evo forums put up with this am-mature hour BS?
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Unfortunately, I've seen this happen everywhere. It is not a Samsung and/or Epic specific issue... Find it hard to believe that with all the different ROM.s for Evo that there isn't the occasional crap about who took what from whom without credit (not that this is this problem). Here, we have someone who got a leak from an inside source and to protect the source, he's done things somewhat differently. Do I agree, well not really sure...I don't want to register to get something (and he is NOT charging) but then again, I had to register to post and get stuff here... So, not that big of a deal. I'm totally happy with ViperRoms BUT I understand what Mammon88 has done and why...but I can see XDA's point too. Just the latest round of politics! If not this, then it would be something else.

Either the stock or bonsai needed off it will work at this point. I'm just shocked that politics are causing a delay in EC05 stock to be put up on these forums. After all it's already OTA at this point. At this point I'll probably wait until tomorrow for an update.zip. I just figured by history it would have already been made available.
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Mammon88 can't release the EC05 he has because the digital fingerprints are on the file which would lead back to the person who leaked it in the first place. So the only way to get stock EC05 is to wait for Sprint's release. Glad I'm running Bonsai 4.0.0 right now as I don't want to wait.

just to be honest here, if Mammon can remove the 'fingerprint' from the leaked copy, and put it on Bonsai 4.0, then why can't he release the stock version, fingerprint removed? Didn't he already attempt to do this, but the thread was shut down due to linking to the Bonsai site, which requires registration (not that a mirror is still in the locked thread anyways)? Im pretty sure the registration process does not remove said fingerprint itself.
I have to point out that I think he/they have the right to do WHATEVER they want with the leaked version, as it's not open source, it's a leak... BUT, the whole website membership business is disappointing, yes, it seems just an inconvenience, but if there is/will be paid premium support... it really doesn't belong on here, then does it? Honestly I am just sick of the drama, and apologetics for this whole thing, and I cant imagine what would have happened had it been Noobnl who had the leak, and then proceeded to make such a process... half the members would be asking for his head, no? I don't feel entitled to a thing, but pressure for donations, not to mention having to register for yet another website is not in the spirit of this site.
Why not just post a no-strings attached link here, or even on the Bonsai site...?
I guess demand drives things, as the wait for EB13 prompted half the site to revert to DI18 just to get the OTA and get the update.zip... now it would seem there are far fewer people doing this. /rant

ungovernable1977 said:
just to be honest here, if Mammon can remove the 'fingerprint' from the leaked copy, and put it on Bonsai 4.0, then why can't he release the stock version, fingerprint removed? Didn't he already attempt to do this, but the thread was shut down due to linking to the Bonsai site, which requires registration (not that a mirror is still in the locked thread anyways)? Im pretty sure the registration process does not remove said fingerprint itself.
I have to point out that I think he/they have the right to do WHATEVER they want with the leaked version, as it's not open source, it's a leak... BUT, the whole website membership business is disappointing, yes, it seems just an inconvenience, but if there is/will be paid premium support... it really doesn't belong on here, then does it? Honestly I am just sick of the drama, and apologetics for this whole thing, and I cant imagine what would have happened had it been Noobnl who had the leak, and then proceeded to make such a process... half the members would be asking for his head, no? I don't feel entitled to a thing, but pressure for donations, not to mention having to register for yet another website is not in the spirit of this site.
Why not just post a no-strings attached link here, or even on the Bonsai site...?
I guess demand drives things, as the wait for EB13 prompted half the site to revert to DI18 just to get the OTA and get the update.zip... now it would seem there are far fewer people doing this. /rant
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Wow! This is bs. Just leak it. Noobl got executed for doing stuff like this. Just give it to us. You know whats gonna happen if u keep epic owners in the dark right? Put it this way, "hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husbands cuz they taking everyone out here yo!"

abduljaffar said:
Wow! This is ask bs. Just leak it. Noobl got executed for doing stuff like this. Just give it to us. You know whats gonna happen if u keep epic owners in the dark right? Put it this way, "hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husbands cuz they taking everyone out here yo!"
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Lol good call antoine
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This is the reason they make Hyundai's and BMW's. You have a choice. Vote with your feet.
abduljaffar said:
Wow! This is bs. Just leak it. Noobl got executed for doing stuff like this. Just give it to us. You know whats gonna happen if u keep epic owners in the dark right? Put it this way, "hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husbands cuz they taking everyone out here yo!"
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I'm sure mammon and randy are just quaking in their boots with your veiled threats of violence.

All this just confirms that my next device will have to be a Nexus device. We wont have to wait for releases as long that way.

thezero4 said:
All this just confirms that my next device will have to be a Nexus device. We wont have to wait for releases as long that way.
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I was just out at the Sprint store the other day talking about just this same thing. Decided to wait a week or so and see what else falls out of the tree. Sprint has lots of new android stuff coming out in the next few weeks.

Mammon and Randy font owe anything to you guys on here. If you can't take 2 mins to register to get a FREE download that they spent HOURS doing then you shouldn't have it. Be a little more appreciative of what people do.
Sent From My Evo Killer!

I tried registering, and when I try to download I get a access denied page. All I want is the leak I didn't need him to do anything to it. I'm appreciative of the devs, don't get me wrong. But the politics that have started to affect peoples experience with what the devs offer is getting out of control.
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thezero4 said:
I tried registering, and when I try to download I get a access denied page. All I want is the leak I didn't need him to do anything to it. I'm appreciative of the devs, don't get me wrong. But the politics that have started to affect peoples experience with what the devs offer is getting out of control.
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Politics aren't causing anything. Maybe you didn't mean to come across the way you did but it comes across as "entitled". Bonsai is NOT based on the OTA. They don't have it. There is NOTHING to leak as you put it. If it was then we could flash the modem and not be required to odin. To the best of my knowledge the OTA hasn't hit yet. When it does you will see the posts start popping up. Until either be patient or use one of the EC05 ROMs already available.

musclehead84 said:
Mammon and Randy font owe anything to you guys on here. If you can't take 2 mins to register to get a FREE download that they spent HOURS doing then you shouldn't have it. Be a little more appreciative of what people do.
Sent From My Evo Killer!
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Thank you....And honestly it's more then hours.. It was DAYS....

Guys please go about your morning. Drink your coffee smoke your butts and relax. The OTA is coming sooner then later. Trust me when I tell you, your phone will function about the same. All this hxoopla over a OTA is comical at best.

Absolutley ridicilous. You all need to chill out relax. And respect the devs who bring you these roms for free. You act like its owed to you or something. Do u not realize these devs do this on there dime in there own time. Relaaaaaaaaaax. Be patient. This has become so ridicilous no one has respect or appreciates wha they do. And those who complain should be baned in my oppinion.

thezero4 said:
I tried registering, and when I try to download I get a access denied page. All I want is the leak I didn't need him to do anything to it. I'm appreciative of the devs, don't get me wrong. But the politics that have started to affect peoples experience with what the devs offer is getting out of control.
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After you register you will receive an email. There is a link in there you have to click on to activate your account and enable posting and downloading.
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abduljaffar said:
Wow! This is bs. Just leak it. Noobl got executed for doing stuff like this. Just give it to us. You know whats gonna happen if u keep epic owners in the dark right? Put it this way, "hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husbands cuz they taking everyone out here yo!"
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I like Antione. A city that builds some of the most technologically advanced equipment and machines in the world and what is Huntsville known for? A very uneducated rant to a news station.

ShabbyPenguin of ACS Posts Rooted Kernel!

http://www.forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php/2565-ACS-Odin-Pre-Rooted-Tar!-Root-your-Epic-Touch-here!
Epic Touch Root at the link above!

Am I being incredibly stupid, or is the link to the kernel not anywhere in his post?

Lol no
Its probably still uploading
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yea, everyones waiting for it like crazy. Just check out the guest list XD.

gtuansdiamm said:
Lol no
Its probably still uploading
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Ah... I was beginning to doubt even my ability to find and click on a blue, underlined word. It's been a long day.

Yeah I found it 3 minutes after he posted about it. I don't even have my phone yet (will get it Monday). I'm just trying to help my favorite DEV community by flowing out some information!

He's still working on it
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Not trying to sound ungrateful
I thought links to external sites for software\roms was against the rules, e.g. keep everything in one place. (However I can be completely wrong)
Im getting my touch on Monday and am super excited to see root, but having come from an Epic 4G (horrible community) plagued with people selling roms, closed threads and trolling..
I just dont want to see that happen here with this phone.
Perhaps the name *epic* is jinxed.
If I could request one thing, that would be to post a direct link here in the OP.

brian_hoffman said:
I thought links to external sites for software\roms was against the rules, e.g. keep everything in one place. (However I can be completely wrong)
Im getting my touch on Monday and am super excited to see root, but having come from an Epic 4G (horrible community) plagued with people selling roms, closed threads and trolling..
I just dont want to see that happen here with this phone.
Perhaps the name *epic* is jinxed.
If I could request one thing, that would be to post a direct link here in the OP.
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Not trying to break rules. I'm just trying to help. I'm sure it will be put here as well shortly after it finishes. I also couldn't tell you how many Android Central posts I've found linked on these forums.

brian_hoffman said:
I thought links to external sites for software\roms was against the rules, e.g. keep everything in one place. (However I can be completely wrong)
Im getting my touch on Monday and am super excited to see root, but having come from an Epic 4G (horrible community) plagued with people selling roms, closed threads and trolling..
I just dont want to see that happen here with this phone.
Perhaps the name *epic* is jinxed.
If I could request one thing, that would be to post a direct link here in the OP.
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It is against the rules to link to a site where you are required to register to download. You don't for the ACS site, so it doesn't break any rules.

Shabby is the man!
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pyrostic said:
Not trying to break rules. I'm just trying to help. I'm sure it will be put here as well shortly after it finishes. I also couldn't tell you how many Android Central posts I've found linked on these forums.
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I think you are good since you don't need to sign up and buy anything
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^this, we do it because we have adsense up. i know its kinda sleazy but acs gives its devs phones to work with, like for instance my new photon came from adsense revenue from my work on teh prevail/replenish. so is it an underhand technique to make some money off of work? yea... like its stated we dont require registration.

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^this, we do it because we have adsense up. i know its kinda sleazy but acs gives its devs phones to work with, like for instance my new photon came from adsense revenue from my work on teh prevail/replenish. so is it an underhand technique to make some money off of work? yea... like its stated we dont require registration.
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Yeah, and it definitely makes me want to step my game up when it comes to development
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shabbypenguin said:
^this, we do it because we have adsense up. i know its kinda sleazy but acs gives its devs phones to work with, like for instance my new photon came from adsense revenue from my work on teh prevail/replenish. so is it an underhand technique to make some money off of work? yea... like its stated we dont require registration.
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Shabby,
I will put my money where my mouth is, I really appreciate it. Im going to look for a donate link on your site. (couldn't find one, so I will click on some ads)
Like I said earlier, wasn't sure if it broke rules or not. I just appreciate all your devs work and do not want this to become another epic 4g.

dont go donating yet its a bad habit to start. if you wanna donate, t hen donate if your satisfied with teh final product

Do people usually create threads proclaiming they've achieved root BEFORE they've actually achieved a distributable root? Been refreshing the "GOT ROOT!" thread all day, and now following Shabby's quest in IRC. Kind of funny. Not trying to knock anyone, but damn they keep getting my hopes up!

Seriously...this does nothing for anyone yet because there are no drivers at all.
*Goes to little black book to contact Samsung source*

enormous said:
Do people usually create threads proclaiming they've achieved root BEFORE they've actually achieved a distributable root? Been refreshing the "GOT ROOT!" thread all day, and now following Shabby's quest in IRC. Kind of funny. Not trying to knock anyone, but damn they keep getting my hopes up!
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hey now, i didnt make the thread

shabbypenguin said:
hey now, i didnt make the thread
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No, not this one!

This is what happens...

http://teamwin-recovery.blogspot.com/2011/12/developer-burn-out-and-addiction.html
He says he will fulfill his obligation to finish our recovery. The point I'd like to make is that people need to backup off developers and just let them work.
This is happening far too often.
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I feel for him because I know what it's like from developing a MUCH MUCH smaller app, it gets very annoying.
At the same time though, I hate seeing these posts and how the devs let the community get them so worked up, we're all human but things like this you need to be able to deal with and know they will happen.
Hope the dev can enjoy his holidays and

He's definitely getting a donation from me when we get TWRP. No question.
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I feel like the ET4G users are more grateful after reading that. I mean, that ICS thread had almost or over $2k in pledges. I'm sure he will be happy with how our community, for the most part, acts and reacts after he releases.

Anyone else know immediately that it was Agraben as soon as they saw Teamwin mentioned?
I "kinda" feel for the guy, but he's always been very much of a "loves to dish it out, but can't take it" kinda guy.
When Team Alpharev or whatever beat them out for s-off on the HTC devices, he about had a meltdown.
He went full-hostile to pretty much the world for a while (on Twitter, at least), so much that the rest of Teamwin was doing the "we don't know this guy" dance for a bit.
Either way, though, I don't wanna wish anyone bad news, so I hope he gets it all worked out, because he's very much a hell of a developer, one of the best. (And it's very right-on for him to fulfill his obligations.)

He wrote they only received $500 on the hdmi port. I thought there was a bounty for that. I don't remember the amount but I think it was larger than $500. I will try to confirm but if it is true, than another bounty that failed.

cdszoke said:
He wrote they only received $500 on the hdmi port. I thought there was a bounty for that. I don't remember the amount but I think it was larger than $500. I will try to confirm but if it is true, than another bounty that failed.
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Which is why bounties need to be done away with completely. Some people seem to pledge just to see the amount get high enough that it will "light a fire" under the devs. Then, when the product is released, they don't follow through on their pledge, but use the product anyway.

I know that the other members from team win haven't been so active and we may be witnessing the end. Heck one of them posts about how much he likes his I phone

stangdriverdoug said:
I know that the other members from team win haven't been so active and we may be witnessing the end. Heck one of them posts about how much he likes his I phone
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Yeah, and he freaking loves it, and won't shut up about it.
(but he's more of a "graphics guy" than a real dev.....)
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Which is why bounties need to be done away with completely. Some people seem to pledge just to see the amount get high enough that it will "light a fire" under the devs. Then, when the product is released, they don't follow through on their pledge, but use the product anyway.
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+ a million to that.

mazook98 said:
Yeah, and he freaking loves it, and won't shut up about it.
(but he's more of a "graphics guy" than a real dev.....)
+ a million to that.
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Shinzul.... Who spearheaded the Wimax movement doesn't seem involved at all and he was part of the heart of the team.

stangdriverdoug said:
Shinzul.... Who spearheaded the Wimax movement doesn't seem involved at all and he was part of the heart of the team.
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Whoa.... I was referring to Shift.
I have no qualms with Shinzul, as I've never exchanged one word with him.
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Just got the Christmas HD wallpaper. Thanks for the info!
This will make my GF jelly belly of my phone lol.

naripsta said:
Just got the Christmas HD wallpaper. Thanks for the info!
This will make my GF jelly belly of my phone lol.
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wrong thread?
#ontopic
I follow Agraben on twitter, I have noticed his tweets getting more and more crazy! I think part of the problem is everyone was riled up and ready for TWRP2 when he saw the communities excitement he began to add more devices to TWRP2. Daily he would tweet about adding another device whether it was a phone or tablet, his work load was growing. I began to see TWRP2 never being released due to endless device adding, lol. Then I saw the tweet where he wanted $/donations to pay for 1/2 the new Galaxy Nexus, I dont think that panned out to well and it seems he bought the device anyway. That would be enough to tick any one of our wives off! And we all know it the wife isnt happy, neither are we, lol. If he had dropped the recoveries he had for the devices that were ready 2 months ago, things may be a bit different. People might be riled up to send some donations that way, but the endless device adding got everyone down, myself included.

mazook98 said:
Whoa.... I was referring to Shift.
I have no qualms with Shinzul, as I've never exchanged one word with him.
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I was talking about shift also in my original post... I was just stating that also on the team Is Shinzul who has been really quiet. I'm not saying I had qualms about him ust that he has been quiet for a long time. He was really cool and gave updates on stuff he was working on.

cordell12 said:
wrong thread?
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I follow Agraben on twitter, I have noticed his tweets getting more and more crazy! I think part of the problem is everyone was riled up and ready for TWRP2 when he saw the communities excitement he began to add more devices to TWRP2. Daily he would tweet about adding another device whether it was a phone or tablet, his work load was growing. I began to see TWRP2 never being released due to endless device adding, lol. Then I saw the tweet where he wanted $/donations to pay for 1/2 the new Galaxy Nexus, I dont think that panned out to well and it seems he bought the device anyway. That would be enough to tick any one of our wives off! And we all know it the wife isnt happy, neither are we, lol. If he had dropped the recoveries he had for the devices that were ready 2 months ago, things may be a bit different. People might be riled up to send some donations that way, but the endless device adding got everyone down, myself included.
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Yeah, it's not like he's a lead chip designer for Nvidia or anything at his day job... (Oh, wait... he IS...)
Doesn't Nvidia pay their employees a good salary? I would think that they would, but who knows..
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mazook98 said:
Yeah, it's not like he's a lead chip designer for Nvidia or anything at his day job... (Oh, wait... he IS...)
Doesn't Nvidia pay their employees a good salary? I would think that they would, but who knows..
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I would think he brings in a good check, but thats still $750 two weeks before Christmas.

Whoops, wrong thread indeed LOL.

Its a fine line that many dev's have to walk; one side of them loves to work on new devices and the challenge of getting something to work on a device can be very intoxicating..On the other hand, it takes away from your personal life, and, eventually, the moochers, leechers, and the folks who feel they are entitled to everything and anything for free just because the registered of a web forum, drives away the creative, sharing folks who make the great software that we get to play with on our phones..
Frankly, even if he got paid for all the things he has developed for smartphones, it wouldn't make a differences, because, the first jerk bait, who complains about having to wait for an update, would just set him off again..
Any dev posting stuff on XDA, has to think about how they will deal with all the obnoxious ass wipers who seem to have overrun what used to be a fun, and exciting place to interact with others; its not just XDA that has this issue now, its pretty much every "Free" web forum that offers software and programs for anyone who can figure out how to register..
Maybe a "membership fee" type site, would help keep some of the worst, most obnoxious, douchebags out??

^ indeed.
Sent from the future.

Free to read with a small fee to post in Dev forums (free for recognized devs) would work for me.
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sfhub's one click odins - just a (slow) offer to lend a hand in uploading to people

I didn't make any of this. I just saw a need and tried to help out. I didn't go about the quest quite the way the dev would have preferred it. I'm sorry sfhub. I like your work. I feel these are important tools. My upload speed isn't fast but it's more like the thought that counts. I'm sure with help from others that think this idea helps out, that the speeds will get faster.
I can't say I'm sorry enough to sfhub for upsetting him. I just want to help and didn't want to just sit here and not do anything to help out or give back.

I just put up the ][e4gt][ one click odin of EL29 rooted (no cwm recovery). The trackers might not have published it for everyone to see yet, but they are there whenever they do show up.
Edit:
I'm getting all the one click odins first, then I'll go onto the stock rooted cwm flashable zips. I guess I'm going to start out with the big stuff first.

Thanks, I had to Odin a phone to stock and sent it to asurion, there was only one file sharing site that still had it. It took me over 3 hours to download the file. This would have been way easier.

I will post only the torrent file to my available download, not a redirected link to the site. It does say in attach files, valid file extensions, torrent is there.... Reminder, this isn't wares, this is epic touch odin files. These are all full wipe versions.

I'm expecting to get my butt chewed out by someone.... I've got eg30 stock and EL13 rooted already downloaded and EL26 rooted is downloading now. I will post them in a little bit. I didn't get any answers from anyone if this was ok. I offered many times but nobody said anything, so I'm going to pick the ball up and run with it for awhile.
I don't even know if this will work or not...

To be chewed out by someone, they'd have to be informed what you were planning and object to it.
I actually didn't have any idea from the subject line what files you were referring to.
As a matter of courtesy, though, it would have been nice if you PM'd the author(s) what you were proposing ahead of time instead of expecting them to figure out this title/subject meant their stuff is being seeded as a torrent.
Also as a matter of courtesy, usually you give some credit to the authors of whatever you end up seeding.
In principle I'm ok with someone seeding a torrent with the ODIN one-click packages I put together, but from a maintenance standpoint, I do have a concern with the scenario where some issue is discovered and a new version needed to be distributed. There is no longer a single distribution posting to inform people of a change.
I think it would be better if you gave the author the .torrent file and they posted it on the main page for the particular item giving you credit for seeding the torrent. This gives people the benefit of the torrent and the author the ability to coordinate updates.

sfhub said:
To be chewed out by someone, they'd have to be informed what you were planning and object to it.
I actually didn't have any idea from the subject line what files you were referring to.
As a matter of courtesy, though, it would have been nice if you PM'd the author(s) what you were proposing ahead of time instead of expecting them to figure out this title/subject meant their stuff is being seeded as a torrent.
Also as a matter of courtesy, usually you give some credit to the authors of whatever you end up seeding.
In principle I'm ok with someone seeding a torrent with the ODIN one-click packages I put together, but from a maintenance standpoint, I do have a concern with the scenario where some issue is discovered and a new version needed to be distributed. There is no longer a single distribution posting to inform people of a change.
I think it would be better if you gave the author the .torrent file and they posted it on the main page for the particular item giving you credit for seeding the torrent. This gives people the benefit of the torrent and the author the ability to coordinate updates.
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I definitely think torrents would be a good idea as I'm sure a big part of our community uses them, especially in the time that we are in when who knows when the next file share site will be shut down.
But sfhub is completely right. Their work, their distribution... and at minimum they should be clearly credited.
decent idea though
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Sorry, this is the first time I've tried anything like this. I did say something in a post regarding what I'm doing and sfhub didn't say anything. Sorry if I made anyone mad. I'm not intending to be a major distribution point or whatever. Sfhub, since this is stuff you made, if you don't want me to do this I will yank the plug on it. I was, after I got all the one click out of the way, going to go to each of the topics these were from and post a link here saying that since the links are drying up, I'm offering to help. I'm just one person. I'm not looking for any glory or credit. I'm simply doing what I heard a while ago of instead of saying something about it, do something about it. I didn't mean any disrespect sfhub. I don't know all about the whole whatever of giving credit to people. This post is a work in progress and I was intending on cleaning it up and making it more presentable after I finished. I just reread your post again. I don't need credit, thanks, karma or whatever. I wasn't going to do this with the intention of getting an attaboy. I just didn't want to see the files die and I saw that the devs were having a time trying to find places to host the files. From the looks of things, I've only got 60k of upload speed. Slow and steady and resumable.
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Test downloading first link @ 50k so should get file in 1.5 hr. thanks op and sfhub ! using Adownloader
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As I mentioned I don't have a real issue with you seeding the torrents, in theory.
I think logistically it would be better if I put your torrent in the main post of the item (giving you credit) so if there is a change or issue and something new needs to go up, it can be coordinated, rather than have the torrent using the old version while other download methods use a newer version.
You mentioned seeding torrents for other files. If those files are ones that might change more often this logistic issue could become more of a problem. The one-clicks usually won't be changing, but I still think a central post that covers all the different ways of downloading is a better model to follow.
Someone offered to host the files. Hopefully it pans out.
We are all adapting to the MU takedown and it is good you are helping folks out.
To be effective, these torrents need some people with big pipes (or lots of people with little pipes) to participate. Hopefully this attracts enough people to keep going.
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I wasn't going to do this with the intention of getting an attaboy. I just didn't want to see the files die and I saw that the devs were having a time trying to find places to host the files. From the looks of things, I've only got 60k of upload speed. Slow and steady and resumable.
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Gonna give you an attaboy anyway.
I take it from your response you don't really mind if I add the torrents to the main posts. If you do mind, let me know and I will remove them.
Anyway, each of the ODIN threads now has a torrent link to your attachments in the above posts. If you change them for some reason, please let me know so I can update the links.
There is a thanks for you at the top of each post.

Torrents are great and I'd likely be more than happy to devote some of my seedbox to something like this. However using demonoid as the tracker seems like a really questionable idea given the nature of what they focus on.

I couldn't remember my info for tpb and this was the only other alternative. Like I was telling someone before. There are legitimate uses for torrents. Many linux distros use this as an alternative download method. Many times, after it is seeded for awhile by a few people, the speed can be faster than http. The torrent files are in my post so, for the people that might be worrying about it, it's not like the person has to go to a different site to download the odin stuff or the torrent file. I just put this together with the tools I had. If anyone can think of, and actually execute, a better way then by all means say something. How does the saying go, "I don't want to hear you sing, I want to see you dance."
What sfhub said, I finally understood and agree. Choosing files that don't change, like odin and say stock odexed rooted cwm zips, then that wouldn't be like trying to herd cats.