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Here we go again :) Donation/Hacker Fund for beer and profit. AOSP thunderbolt

Hey Guys,
Here we go again. G2/nook. now TB.
Who is in for making donations to make a fully working AOSP or CM7 version of thunderbolt (mecha) with FULL LTE/3G and WIFI. Everything must work. Or bounty will not be collected and returned to people.
Rules:
1) As above. Everything must work!
Wifi/ Blue tooth / video / cam back and forth / video / full playback of video (no hacks) smooth video playback even on youtube.
You may donate as much as you want:
I have been known to do this for the community. The person/group who gets it. Can give it to charity to xda or buy beer. I really don't care.
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If people dont like this idea. Please state below and I shall remove this post or have a mod do so.
Thanks!

Reserved.
Also. Mod if you feel this needs to go to general. You may move it. Sorry if i mis-placed this.

Why are we doing this when someone is working on it already?
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returned to people????
Make a fully working AOSP and I am sure you will get donations....
not proper to ask in advance...
IMHO.....

chriskader said:
Why are we doing this when someone is working on it already?
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agreed ^^ CM is almost done, they have lte working and 3g, just finishing up on wifi, blue tooth and some others. Cyan said in his interview nightlies should start soon.

Most of that is already working in CM7, is it not? No need for a bounty imo, they will get it if its not done already.

Oh well. Lets see what people think. Sharing is caring

I don't think its a bad idea as some may, I know cyanogen's peeps are working on it but cyanogen and his team aren't the only developers out there who may wanna get in on this. I say go for it, competition is always a good thing! As long as the person or persons who release it first get the donations promised go for it. Moved to general.

Wow this why I like the Eris community better. No one asked for bounties, and everyone got along. This is ridiculous, when you bought the phone, you paid for what you got and if u want something else then wait till the devs do it at their own pleasure.
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I don't like this idea and will be reviewing this thread with other mods.

If u want to donate u should look for a way too donate to slayer and his crew who r spendn a lot of their time to get this up and running for us..
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Also the donations for the Nook were never for a bounty. It was to get more devices to more devs in hopes of getting something going.

Sure.. while I'm at it, I'll also donate to your "Wedding fund", Which when clicked, takes you to your "Dev Phone" fund. Geez man.. how many donation scams are you running? lmao, get a J-O-B.
inb4 Op makes $200,000/yr has 3 houses and 4 cars and I'm a loser.

Yea i'd say shut this down and donate straight to cyanogen if you want.
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[DEV DONATIONS] Xtremekilla09

If it pleases the Infuse community, I too have been in contact with a Dev that as well needs to be over...Xtremekilla09. I am sure that a majority of the users who have moved over from that captivate knows his work...Firefly is the Rom that has received much praise from the captivate community and has allowed for individuality at its best...His ROM included an app that allowed for many different types of MODS that ranged from different Dialers to different battery MODS as well as different themes..The app allowed for direct download of mods straight to the phone...his work includes
Xtreme Dialer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949972
FireFly [ROM]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914284
Mosaic 2.3.3[ROM]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061203
as well as many team projects because he is a part of Team Phoenix
Because of his trusted work I believe he would make a great addition to the community for stable and enhanced ROMS
If the community agrees i will have a link up soon for his donation

I am a huge fan of Firefly on the captivate, although I'm currently running cm7 nightly on it.
There is beginning to be some interest in developing for the Infuse, mine is charging now so I'm posting with captivate.
Anyway, I think it's a great idea to get one in extremekillas hands there is another post about funding the developers with a phone. I will be donating when I get my paypal account password reset. I forgot it. It seems though one phone may be not enough. There are a lot of developers that want one. So I propose we buy two and let the devs pass them around. If you've flashed a rom. Donate. Two phones would be easypeasy if everyone helped
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If you guy haven't already hit up BeatBlaster. He has been(IS) great at coordinating devs. together for the Infuse. I wish I can help him out setting up, but I am still new at these forums.

pixelkore said:
If you guy haven't already hit up BeatBlaster. He has been(IS) great at coordinating devs. together for the Infuse. I wish I can help him out setting up, but I am still new at these forums.
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Im waiting for a link from Xtreme and will add it to beats list of devs
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shadow65781 said:
I am a huge fan of Firefly on the captivate, although I'm currently running cm7 nightly on it.
There is beginning to be some interest in developing for the Infuse, mine is charging now so I'm posting with captivate.
Anyway, I think it's a great idea to get one in extremekillas hands there is another post about funding the developers with a phone. I will be donating when I get my paypal account password reset. I forgot it. It seems though one phone may be not enough. There are a lot of developers that want one. So I propose we buy two and let the devs pass them around. If you've flashed a rom. Donate. Two phones would be easypeasy if everyone helped
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http://xtreme.chipin.com/infuse-4g
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[Q] [INTEREST] Okay... it's Bounty/Reward Time for ICS

I jumped from the Vibrant to the Infuse, and I've noticed development here is a little on the anemic side. I've seen a few people discuss starting a bounty/reward for an Ice Cream Sandwich port and wanted to see if anyone else was down or interested.
If it's just me then I'll be quiet and mods can delete this thread.
Update: Please try to make reference to +1 or "Yes I'd contribute to an ICS Port" if you want this to happen. Finding developers is easy enough if we have the numbers and support from the community.

I will be content with an official GB at this point. ICS would be a great bonus but only if HDMI and Bluetooth work.
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i think this would be interesting to try out

You can't have your cake and eat it to....
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dman3285 said:
You can't have your cake and eat it to....
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On my birthday I did lol
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KingVekxin said:
On my birthday I did lol
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+1
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KingVekxin said:
On my birthday I did lol
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You can either have it or eat it. If you eat it you don't have it anymore.
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We did like a fundraiser to get devs phones. One didn't work with kernels, one did a **** ton of work but got bored with it, one posted sources on git hub but never showed up on the forum and one posted work that he did without a phone till he actually one and vanished.
If we put up,money the bounty is the way to go because we can put it up expecting only one piece of work and they can,get the money when it is complete.
I would like to see if someone can pm netarchy and razor950 and see if they still have the donated infuses, if they are interested, and if not, would they pass the phone along to someone who is.

Dani897 said:
We did like a fundraiser to get devs phones. One didn't work with kernels, one did a **** ton of work but got bored with it, one posted sources on git hub but never showed up on the forum and one posted work that he did without a phone till he actually one and vanished.
If we put up,money the bounty is the way to go because we can put it up expecting only one piece of work and they can,get the money when it is complete.
I would like to see if someone can pm netarchy and razor950 and see if they still have the donated infuses, if they are interested, and if not, would they pass the phone along to someone who is.
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+1
I'm game, zmattmanz, I guess you can test the waters and contact these devs to see if it's even possible. Then we can see who is willing to fork over some cash

xIC-MACIx said:
+1
I'm game, zmattmanz, I guess you can test the waters and contact these devs to see if it's even possible. Then we can see who is willing to fork over some cash
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Pm.... I got razor950 #
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Optimus-Prime said:
Pm.... I got razor950 #
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PMed. We need some folks to pipe up if they want this to happen though. I mean it's Ice Cream Sandwich, it's basically better than sex... right?

zmattmanz said:
PMed. We need some folks to pipe up if they want this to happen though. I mean it's Ice Cream Sandwich, it's basically better than sex... right?
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That would depend on the sex...
But yes ICS would be sweet!

I'm up to support a bounty.
+1

zmattmanz said:
PMed. We need some folks to pipe up if they want this to happen though. I mean it's Ice Cream Sandwich, it's basically better than sex... right?
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I hate to break it to you but, ICS has been whored out to every phone BUT ours...it'd be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway
On a more serious note, I think once you get interest from the devs more ppl would jump on; if you dangle the possiblility of a confirmed ICS rom for our phones, we will get some fkn bounty money

xIC-MACIx said:
I hate to break it to you but, ICS has been whored out to every phone BUT ours...it'd be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway
On a more serious note, I think once you get interest from the devs more ppl would jump on; if you dangle the possiblility of a confirmed ICS rom for our phones, we will get some fkn bounty money
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Just pissed myself laughing at what you wrote. I sent one PM -- if anyone has any contact information start throwing it up or recommendations of people to contact.

I am working on building an ICS AOSP rom. It is slow going though as I've had other life issues going on. I bought a nexus 4g and just got ICS AOSP built and running on it yesterday as a first step just to help me with learning how everything fits together.
I'm just doing this for fun to learn how Android works, so I don't really expect fast progress. I do own two Infuses so I'm covered there. I do have to admit the possibility of a bounty would encourage me to move faster

I'll be spending a lot more time over the next few days working on ICS. I've got a kernel in the works, hopefully I can finish it in the next day or two and test it out.

That's good to hear fellas. Take your time, we Infuse owners know how to wait for something. (i.e. Official Gingerbread) Lol

If you need help ajerman ill be on irc later...been busy lately
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Dani897 said:
We did like a fundraiser to get devs phones. One didn't work with kernels, one did a **** ton of work but got bored with it, one posted sources on git hub but never showed up on the forum and one posted work that he did without a phone till he actually one and vanished.
If we put up,money the bounty is the way to go because we can put it up expecting only one piece of work and they can,get the money when it is complete.
I would like to see if someone can pm netarchy and razor950 and see if they still have the donated infuses, if they are interested, and if not, would they pass the phone along to someone who is.
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To netarchy's credit - he did talk on IRC with us, and saved me a TON of time in terms of Daily Driver development. He has never had a big forum presence - just look at the Ninphetamine thread, he was a major contributor to that kernel but only posted on the thread 11 times over its 2,900+ post life. Hacre (aka Ninpo) always did the release engineering portion of the work.
He got sick after QuakeCon which put him behind, and then real life stuff came up. It was disappointing, but at least we got some pretty good stuff out of his donated device even if it is not obvious to most users.
I'm going to try and shoot him a message (I don't think he checks XDA PMs any more, but I have other ways of getting in touch with him) to see if he is willing to give the device to a Cappy or Nexus kernel dev who wants to upgrade. (I would prefer if the device goes to someone with more time than I have to focus on it.)
razor950's device donation was unfortunate - he has a long history of saying "I'm helping you guys but don't have a device!" and then disappearing immediately after he receives it without a word. You have, IMO, no hope whatsoever of getting anything from him.

Nvidia released source code and drivers

OK for all you haters. http://developer.nvidia.com/tegra-resources
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Score!!!! F you LG we don't need you anymore.
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You should do a search before posting. That is not source for our device.

That's a start, can't help but knock people down. Yeah, I know it's O2x dumb ass.
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No, it's not O2X either, so knock off the attitude.
That is the development page for the reference Tegra 250 kit, and it's been around for a long time.
The O2X/G2X use the Tegra 250 AP20H. Nvidia has already stated that it's up to LG to release code specific to our phones.
I was saying you should search because that link has been posted tons of times.

mustangtim49 said:
That's a start, can't help but knock people down. Yeah, I know it's O2x dumb ass.
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please know what you're talking about before trying to insult people.
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I'll admit u got me.... these type of posts need to stop, get hopes up.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

This looks legit, it was posted a couple days ago, read this:
http://developer.nvidia.com/content/android-40-ics-os-images-tegra-android-available
It includes this:
"Tegra Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) OS Image for Ventana"
The Tegra 2 "Ventana" development kit is targeted at developers creating software for Android 2.2 "Froyo" and above.
Hence, the "Tegra" it is talking about is Tegra 2

loganmc10 said:
This looks legit, it was posted a couple days ago, read this:
http://developer.nvidia.com/content/android-40-ics-os-images-tegra-android-available
It includes this:
"Tegra Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) OS Image for Ventana"
The Tegra 2 "Ventana" development kit is targeted at developers creating software for Android 2.2 "Froyo" and above.
Hence, the "Tegra" it is talking about is Tegra 2
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No. Ventana is what's used primarily in Tablets. We have "Harmony."

I don't see why you guys are getting mad? It was a simple mistake. No need to bash on this guy for trying to help.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
I don't see why you guys are getting mad? It was a simple mistake. No need to bash on this guy for trying to help.
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I wasn't bashing him and neither was anyone else. He (the op)called a guy a dumb ass because he told him its not the right driver lol.
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Cmon devs!
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This thread is funny.....rookies never learn

fcisco13 said:
I'll admit u got me.... these type of posts need to stop, get hopes up.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!
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Agreed 100%

FatalityBoyZahy said:
I don't see why you guys are getting mad? It was a simple mistake. No need to bash on this guy for trying to help.
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I agree. I mean realistically I'm sure the devs will be the first to know when source or drivers get released, but but don't squash a guy for being enthusiastic and trying to be helpful.

First, I would like to apologize for lowering to a level I have tried to remove from these forums. I have been in this game quite awhile and I've learned one thing for sure, being polite and helpful get the best results. I come originally from the lowly Huawei ascend and I'll tell you, that phone has a great community and still sees support and it hit eol more than 6 months ago. We as a group decided our own fate when WE pushed our devs to lock our ICS thread. This is our device and our forums and we are responsible for building a sense of community. As it is now, I cringe to check my own threads because I know they will be bloodgened with haters and "you're wrong, I'm right ". We should all try to encourage one another and promote how awesome our device is, which brings me to this... Why use these forums to bash the g2x? All the complaining and whining is why t-Mobile bailed out. I am a collision tech for highline vehicles, do you have any idea how much service a Ferrari requires to keep it running? I seriously doubt Enzo Ferrari endured customers calling to tell him what a pos his cars are(I know he's dead) Lastly, I happen to be a successful writer for another website, I happen to be a weath of knowledge with a lot of connections. I have been been working my butt off to help a certain group of devs get a certain app working on our device, all I'll say is those of us that are flashing addicts will appreciate this app. I get things done through kindness and support. I would love to see that sense of community here, lets face it, we ALL use these forums. Thank you so much all devs that have stuck it out with us, our device would be worthless without you, sincerely, artifintel.
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He called him a.......dumb ass? Gulp! I swear its a bunch of children on here. I know most of us get called worse than that on a daily basis.
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mustangtim49 said:
First, I would like to apologize for lowering to a level I have tried to remove from these forums. I have been in this game quite awhile and I've learned one thing for sure, being polite and helpful get the best results. I come originally from the lowly Huawei ascend and I'll tell you, that phone has a great community and still sees support and it hit eol more than 6 months ago. We as a group decided our own fate when WE pushed our devs to lock our ICS thread. This is our device and our forums and we are responsible for building a sense of community. As it is now, I cringe to check my own threads because I know they will be bloodgened with haters and "you're wrong, I'm right ". We should all try to encourage one another and promote how awesome our device is, which brings me to this... Why use these forums to bash the g2x? All the complaining and whining is why t-Mobile bailed out. I am a collision tech for highline vehicles, do you have any idea how much service a Ferrari requires to keep it running? I seriously doubt Enzo Ferrari endured customers calling to tell him what a pos his cars are(I know he's dead) Lastly, I happen to be a successful writer for another website, I happen to be a weath of knowledge with a lot of connections. I have been been working my butt off to help a certain group of devs get a certain app working on our device, all I'll say is those of us that are flashing addicts will appreciate this app. I get things done through kindness and support. I would love to see that sense of community here, lets face it, we ALL use these forums. Thank you so much all devs that have stuck it out with us, our device would be worthless without you, sincerely, artifintel.
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qft. The saddest part is that some people will never learn.
BTW: Good luck

Thanks! I'm scheduled to do an article on the app, hopefully they will have it working soon.
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mustangtim49 said:
First, I would like to apologize for lowering to a level I have tried to remove from these forums. I have been in this game quite awhile and I've learned one thing for sure, being polite and helpful get the best results. I come originally from the lowly Huawei ascend and I'll tell you, that phone has a great community and still sees support and it hit eol more than 6 months ago. We as a group decided our own fate when WE pushed our devs to lock our ICS thread. This is our device and our forums and we are responsible for building a sense of community. As it is now, I cringe to check my own threads because I know they will be bloodgened with haters and "you're wrong, I'm right ". We should all try to encourage on
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Very well said. Although I don't think the "you're wrong I'm right" has a lot to do with the problem. I think the problem goes a little deeper then that.
I feel the problem lies more upon the greed of many users who for some reason think devs/themers owe them something. Developers and themers do this because we like to in our own freetime. We like seeing the page views, downloads, thanks, and constructive criticism that push us to go a step further.
I will give an example of how many of us that make releases look at things. And use my personal releases as reference.
My precision theme for all devices I own and some I don't own has about 6k downloads. Precision for cm7 has about 900. Icecreamcomb has a little over 3k. Weapon new clip has about 400. And a few thousand for all my wallpapers, boot animations, and other images I have created. So apparently a lot of people use my work which is what I hope for upon releasing, seeing as I want people to enjoy it as much as I do.
Look at my thanks meter. I have 210 thanks. So that tells me that out of the 10k+ people using my work only 210 (2%?) where grateful enough to take the liberty to click a button and show appreciation for my hours and hours of hard work. But hey that's fine at least some people do appreciate it and many more use it.
However there are always those that do nothing but troll and complain that drives everyone away. It is sad when it gets to the point that people stop developing for a device because of users. I find it quite astounding the nerve of some people.
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[BOUNTY] opportunity?

I'm wondering if our community would be willing and trustworthy enough to put forth a committee that would accept and seek donations for further development for phone and the Android community as a whole.
A couple things off the top of my head:
- stable 4.0 ROM
- modded mount points for mnt/sdcard and mnt/external_sdcard
- modded shortcuts for off screen buttons (volume + = skip song, power = take photo in camera mode)
The committee would take the communities advice and put forth bounties for certain Dev work/features. This would not only speed our phones development but if executed correctly could help our community grow. It would have to be decided if we would stay or commit to xda exclusively, work among many threads, or a combination of the two and produce our own website. Obviously this would mainly be about budgeting and being responsible.
Feel free to improvise on this idea.
Feel free to PM me if you can be of help - such as development skills, internet programming, spare phone etc.,

what you are explaining is a development team. they exist. but will include the features they want or ask for suggestions if they choose to do so.
learn how to develop. (tons of guides on xda, use search). talk to other developers, get to be friends with them, and work together on something... and bam!, you got what you wanted.

No, you didn't grasp what I meant. The point of this group would to be seek as
Many donations from the community together, to bring Dev groups together, or to make one universal group.
I think the main problem with this phone is the lack of support from Samsung. Miss having a LG now...
On a side note I have been working on developing. Just not sure to continue with java for my apps or get into cooking roms.
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Kinda sounds like your personal requests for the phone lol
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shadymnms said:
No, you didn't grasp what I meant. The point of this group would to be seek as
Many donations from the community together, to bring Dev groups together, or to make one universal group.
I think the main problem with this phone is the lack of support from Samsung. Miss having a LG now...
On a side note I have been working on developing. Just not sure to continue with java for my apps or get into cooking roms.
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Well, we have already donated two phones to devs and I don't think I would be willing at this point to donate anymore. Especially since, as mentioned, several people are already joining forces to start learning to develop. I really don't think donations are necessary as most devs donate their time to begin with.
Samsung support seems better than Motorola. At least we have an open bootloader!

erikmm said:
Kinda sounds like your personal requests for the phone lol
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I agree. We have a few devs now and some pretty great working roms. Dont really need people begging for donations....

But some ics would be nice this phone is basically a nexus s just the form factor is different
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jaestreetss said:
But some ics would be nice this phone is basically a nexus s just the form factor is different
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Actually is more s2 like with a smaller screen and different camera. but as soon as ICS source drops things will get more awesome lol
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