ROM with commercial apps (unregisterred of course)

[Radimus]

Is there some reason that no chef has released a ROM with some of the popular apps bundled in.

I'm not asking for warez as all my apps are licensed properly, but with SPB apps being as popular as they are and so many other ROMs preloaded with the freeware HTC apps I'd think that someone would have cooked a ROM with PhoneSuite, MobileShell, and PocketPlus built in.

All we'd need to do is import our preferences and register it with our own valid licence keys (no warez) and then install any of our other apps via UC.


I currently use LITE ROMs and install via UC now, but most people say that cooked in apps are faster/use less space.

[Koterpillar]

The commercial apps' licenses prohibit that, don't they?

[mck062002]

It will always be ok if it is a trial version then its up to the users to register it.

[Koterpillar]

Read licenses carefully, and you'll be amazed of what you can't do. (Just checked with Spb license - see chapter 4.)

[kingsizeriz]

to be honest many people only use freeware apps.
so cooking in shareware applications would be abit crap as after 10 days? trial you have a useless application that you cannot uninstall...

[newbro]

to be honest many people only use freeware apps.
so cooking in shareware applications would be abit crap as after 10 days? trial you have a useless application that you cannot uninstall...

Exactly what I thought. Better to just install and config yourself

[ai6908]

they are all junk, i dont want no damn commercial software in my precious cooked ROM's

[kyphur]

Besides, versions change and once an app is cooked in you can't uninstall it or upgrade without wasting more memory on your device.

[Radimus]

Besides, versions change and once an app is cooked in you can't uninstall it or upgrade without wasting more memory on your device.

PocketPlus hasn't been upgraded in 6 months or so
PhoneSuite just went to 1.3
MobileShell just went to 2.1

and ROM flashers probably flash every few weeks or months... otherwise UC wouldn't be as big of a benefit as it is.


Many chefs make full and lite versions of their ROMs because they know some people want to be free to install what they want without the HTC freeware crap or want to have all that HTC stuff built in without installing it. I'm fairly certain that many of the poeple that use Lite ROMs do so because they want to use these SPB apps (or others) without wasting the space the HTC apps would be taking while not being used...

[kyphur]

And then you have to depend on the Rom Chef to update the app in the Rom.

The whole point of Lite Roms (I mean truly Lite as in .Net CF & Office Removed also) is that software does change over time and even user prefs change (I used to live in PocketBreeze but haven't installed it in over 2 months as I've got Ultimate Launch working very well).

This isn't Burger King, you don't get it your way unless you step into the kitchen and cook your own recipe.

PocketPlus hasn't been upgraded in 6 months or so
PhoneSuite just went to 1.3
MobileShell just went to 2.1

and ROM flashers probably flash every few weeks or months... otherwise UC wouldn't be as big of a benefit as it is.

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I'm fairly certain that many of the poeple that use Lite ROMs do so because they want to use these SPB apps (or others) without wasting the space the HTC apps would be taking while not being used...

[nicknowsky]

WHAT?? theres too much better Freeware out

[Kevlar-Source]

Why don't yo just try to acquire the applications in CAB format? What' the point on cooking ROMs with trial versions installed? If they are cooked they cannot be uninstalled... Just think of it...

[MrDSL]

And then you have to depend on the Rom Chef to update the app in the Rom.

The whole point of Lite Roms (I mean truly Lite as in .Net CF & Office Removed also) is that software does change over time and even user prefs change (I used to live in PocketBreeze but haven't installed it in over 2 months as I've got Ultimate Launch working very well).

This isn't Burger King, you don't get it your way unless you step into the kitchen and cook your own recipe.

HAHA I love the BK analogy, couldnt of said it better myself.

[galaxys]

Why don't yo just try to acquire the applications in CAB format? What' the point on cooking ROMs with trial versions installed? If they are cooked they cannot be uninstalled... Just think of it...

Agree X 2! A waste of space...

[TomorrowSpace]

Maybe I'm stating the obvious, but the coolest part about our ppc's is if we don't like what you guys are cooking, we can cook whatever we want for ourselves. I'd say if you really want a rom with all that stuff find a kitchen tutorial and cook you one up.