Hi all,
I believe that this forum is frequent by many moderators of other great forums out there in the world. I am starting this thread in the hope that you can provide us with a great description and URL link to your forum.
For example, 02 XDA ATOM and HTC Prophet are pre-released first in some other countries, and the local forums there would have firsthand discussions on the pros and cons of the phones.
Some others that may merit more discussions may include the ETEN M600 and many other more which I am not qualified to list here.
Please start the BALL rolling!!!!
p.s. and yes, you may not be the moderator, but all the same, if you know of another great forum, feel free to add it here!
Eten Users Forum:
http://www.eten-users.net
Here's the article, have a read for yourself! I actually USE to like this site eventhough they basically copy and paste every article they get from better sites..
http://phandroid.com/2011/01/18/why-we-arent-running-a-story-on-the-claim-that-carriers-are-refusing-to-pay-samsung-for-android-2-2-updates/#comment-330057
D: I love phandroid but, that's a bit low.
Easy there. Before we all go midieval on that posting, consider this: XDA is a site of hackers. We all hack to get better devices. A Cracker is someone who breaks stuff just to wreak havoc.
So it's not actually that a big insult. Unless they said xda-developers themselves isn't to be taken seriously, THEN it's an insult. They just talk about a forum post with no real source to back it up.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh, and keep it civil, ok?
You know, it's nice to call everyone a "hacker" and all, but the people on here do good work, and are directly responsible for some of the best features of android coming to fruition.
Sorry, I'm not a big Phandroid "phan" to begin with. Their community is very nice, very diverse, but their actual ability as internet technology reporters is troublingly poor.
NeoS2007 said:
Easy there. Before we all go midieval on that posting, consider this: XDA is a site of hackers. We all hack to get better devices. A Cracker is someone who breaks stuff just to wreak havoc.
So it's not actually that a big insult. Unless they said xda-developers themselves isn't to be taken seriously, THEN it's an insult. They just talk about a forum post with no real source to back it up.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh, and keep it civil, ok?
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The context is assumed to mean a cracker. Whether that's meant to be implied or not, I simply think it just is.
I think it's funny how a lot of the rooting forums for the phones there link to this site, but it's okay to insult XDA despite using the information and files these "hackers" make. XDA is not a site of hackers, but a site of developers. The site and community do not condone hacking, or piracy. Also, it was one forum member that wasn't even a part of the community at all, he joined to post it as to get a reaction it seems like.
I got the impression that Phandroid was beat up a little by their following, and received too many questions about why they weren't reporting the same crap. Their frustration showed. To me, it was more about the situation and the questions, and kind of came out as a little bit of a slap to XDA. Serious and egregious? Not really.
I wholeheartedly agree with the content of the article. The point was simple: there was one post, with no confirmation or source or reputable basis. I see their point and agree with it. The delivery could have been a bit better. But really, look at any of the sites. They are all littered with spelling and grammatical errors, and could use a huge boost of professionalism. Some are worse than others, but I've (sadly) grown to expect some of the drivel and crap that comes with "news".
Users here hack their phones. How would that not make them hackers? I honestly don't see the big deal here.
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The context is assumed to mean a cracker. Whether that's meant to be implied or not, I simply think it just is.
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i agree with you on this, that's why i posted it... I think of the XDA community as a developer community. I mean I don't see any illegal file sharing on here as you would a "Hacker" community..
I just find it a little idiotic that this guy said that a source making a statement on this site isn't credible, yet someone posting to another site is. All phandroid ever does is copy/paste from other Android news sites and they act like they have some first rate News Reporters that they deem what's real news and what isn't...
Im on .9 after being rooted because no matter the kernal/rom combo, my GPS was hosed. Back to stock now and all is right again. Just wondering if there are any new stock ruu's past .9 out, or coming soon?
Thanks
Wrong forum
Sent from my Thunderbolt running Das Bamf
Really? These are talking about stock ruu's and they are in this forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903760
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=975888
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995819
They are also threads in which the OP contains a RUU, not someone asking if a new one will be released. If you can't tell the difference then you should reread the forum rules.
I did,...have you?
If not, here they are, and no where can I find that in the Developers Forum must you provide actual RUU's, not just ask about them.
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This is not a q&a forum. Those RUU threads you speak of contained the RUU, not someone asking after them. If your not posting a ROM, Root method or MOD, then it doesn't belong in the development section. Put it in general...
Thread reported for closure.
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Right, but Im not asking about which battery to use, or why does my TB take bad pics, its about RUU's, I mean close it, move it, whatever the mods want, but its a question I researched, found nothing on, its about RUU's, which are used to develop new ROMs off of...so I figured asking about a ROM, albeit a stock one, should be asked here. Not trying to be a hard ass.
And questions belong in the general forums, not the dev forums. It's a simple concept, these forums are for MODs, Kernels, ROMs, and the like.
I have not seen any new ones. The GPS works fine if you turn on WiFi even if you are not on or near WiFi. Try it and see if it works for you.
Sent from my Thunderbolt
Kid_Cudi said:
This is not a q&a forum. Those RUU threads you speak of contained the RUU, not someone asking after them. If your not posting a ROM, Root method or MOD, then it doesn't belong in the development section. Put it in general...
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I think this thread has to do with dev. He asked about a new ruu that might fix his GPS issue. I also think its sad that all these replies are just flames and no help. To answer your question, I have not heard of any RUU. Have you tried the gps fix in these forums?
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Thank you,...yes, I have tried all the gps fixes, wifi on/off, it didnt seem to matter. Im cool with being stock, as my max stable OC was only 1.2ghz, so no big loss there,and now that Juice Defender (Beta) is playing nice with the TB, my battery life seemed to have improved to near UV performance. What Im looking for is hopefully a fix for the garbled sounds from the camcorder. And I will re root again to try out new ROMs again, Im sure, maybe whatever was farking with my GPS will be ironed out by then.
Aaaaaaand moved. Oh well, less exposure to the people who would potentially know the answer, but what can you do. Next time I will link an old RUU in the thread and everybody will be happy.
Message boards arent really a democracy dude. If someone tells you wrong forum, say sorry, and move it.
Why sit here and whine about it only making enemies of people who could potentially help you? Most people also check the general forum.
Earlier this month, egzthunder1 wrote an excellent article here about Carrier IQ cease and desist letter to xda member TrevE about his work on "rootkit" app on mobile phones, asking him to cease and desist all activities and issue a public apology to the company, along with retracting all documents and work thereunder. Lots of xda senior members took up the fight by publicizing the issue, in a bid to help the fellow xda member. The article can be read here:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/carrier-iq-sues-treve/
Three days ago however, Carrier IQ issues a statement apologizing TrevE, which can be read below.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...r-tries-to-silence-critical-android-dev-1.ars
Hope that TrevE is out of the woods now and wish him the best of luck.
Bit of an old thread (found via Google), but this is a total BS excuse.
They are simply scared of the developer world and how big this community is.
I hope they get taken down, as painfully and shamefully as possible.
I hope someone is working on a full reverse engineering of the actual code (yes, every single instruction).
I realize this isn't specific to the Droid Turbo, but it's a great thing that I'd expect anyone on XDA would want to support. Too bad it's only in MA for now, but I encourage other MA members to share and support this legislation. Maybe it will encourage other states to adopt similar laws! This campaign is supported by iFixit, EFF, and many other similar groups, of which I am sure people here on XDA are already fans!
http://massachusetts.digitalrighttorepair.org/
Please spread the word... feel free to copy/paste my post here into other forums if you wish, as well!