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azzledazzle

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Lets hope it works out :)

I wouldnt like it to cause a division between users and more importantly developers, Due to the fact that people will think all the roms in development will be rubbish and all the good ones will be in original

I wouldnt like it to dishearten people, I think users should try all roms (or most, there are a lot) before criticizing :)
 
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azzledazzle said:
Lets hope it works out :)

I wouldnt like it to cause a division between users and more importantly developers, Due to the fact that people will think all the roms in development will be rubbish and all the good ones will be in original

I wouldnt like it to dishearten people, I think users should try all roms (or most, there are a lot) before criticizing :)
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Hard to say if this divide will be good or bad thing. To a newcomer like me the note development forum was really confusing at first because of the huge amount of Roms. But I got used to it after a while. Now I can easily find what I'm looking for.


To me it also seems like this ROM dividing in two sub forums could lead to a point where no one would even take a look at the cooked tweaked or ported ones because 'everyone wants to go straight to the original roms' like CM etc.

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Cinthiar said:
To me it also seems like this ROM dividing in two sub forums could lead to a point where no one would even take a look at the cooked tweaked or ported ones because 'everyone wants to go straight to the original roms' like CM etc.
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and this in fact could be a good thing, i mean leading to reduced number of roms which only characteristic is lack of some apps "the dev" considers unnecessary, addition of few others he likes plus some heavy, usually obnoxious theming (seen quite a few of those in my hd2 days)
 
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    ravi_buz
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    So if some one builds a ROM based on Cynogen Mod from scratch..will it be in original section or since its from CM it will be in Development:confused::confused::confused:

    btw this was the rule posted there

    The following are most likely “Original Development”:
    Official releases of highly original and upstream custom ROMs (built from the ground up with significant original development within them
    Official releases/development of such original ROMs, perhaps posted by the maintainer or their nominated person.
    A significant “first” in development for a device. Significant is subjective, but it is likely something which took considerable time/effort, and is generally accepted by developers to be significant and non-trivial.
    Kernels which are built with beneficial changes that are not simply pulled from other kernels already available. Some element of original work is expected.
    Tools and utilities with a clear purpose, and which are well-made, and useful to users. They should have an element of originality, either in purpose or through significant improvement in the means of operation.
    Significant port of a ROM from one device to another, giving enhanced features or functionality to users of the target device. The port should be beneficial (a port from two virtually identical devices isn’t original development, it’s winzipping, and nobody really benefits from this, as it’s not development)
    The following are most likely not “Original Development”, and should be posted in the “Android Development” subforum:
    Your own “unofficial” stock build of your favourite original, source-built (or otherwise) ROM, particularly where an official or maintainer-endorsed thread exists already.
    Minor derivatives of other ROMs with little or no changes, or ROMs consisting of “placebo” features as a main constituent or claim.
    Renames or rebadges of others’ work – these don’t belong on XDA at all! Refer to rule 12 for more information.
    Reposts of existing ROMs with small changes (i.e. kitchen work, such as adding a couple of apps). If you could realistically distribute your changes as an “addon pack” above and beyond a ROM, you should do so. In addition, your “ROM” would not be original development as it would be substantially identical to the original ROM.
    A thread created with unrealistic goals that are clearly unachievable by those starting the thread. This is not intended to discourage high aspirations, rather to prevent threads porting Windows Phone 8 to the HTC Wallaby. This is pretty much common sense.
    A ROM where a main or significant claim/feature is graphical changes to the user interface (ie. Themed ROM)
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    ThaiDai
    ThaiDai
    Why not wait a little bit and see what it should be used for?
    One Mod will explain sooner or later...
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    devwithzachary
    devwithzachary
    See Here

    XDA, the moderators and the powers that be.... have been wrestling with trying to differentiate the Difference between the Code-writing Development and the Quasi-developers that use rom cooking tools.

    To that end we will be going through the development threads in the next couple of weeks and moving the appropriate threads that meet the original code requirement to be placed in this new forum.

    Please bear in mind that this is a "Work in Progress" and will take a bit of time to hone and perfect what goes where.

    Also, please understand that this does not mean that some developers are on some special pedestal. That is not the case.

    I will use an analogy to explain:
    A music composer writes an original piece of music. The music composition may be awesome... but his performance of it, may not.
    Such often is the case in developers..... often someone comes up with a awesome idea or new code application, but it often ends up being perfected by the use of others putting their creative spin on it.
    That is the beauty of The Android Platform and ....XDA provides a fertile field for all to share ideas and collectively improve our experience

    I hope this clarifys the potential questions

    Thanks from the Moderators
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    At the end of the day everything is built from something else but what they are getting at is ROMs that are just other roms with maybe a new theme and tweaks taken from else where would just be in the normal development.
    But if you came up with something new and different (not just a rehash of other peoples work) then it should go in original development
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    devwithzachary
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    azzledazzle said:
    Now its starting to make sense, well ive always reverted to one particular rom (cleanote) so i guess i wont be affected.

    maybe its for the best, there are a lot of similar roms out there so it might make life easier.

    Im still adapting to the new xda theme, any more change after this and i might self destruct.
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    sahilarora2003 said:
    Want me to start a poll?

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    It makes alot of sense, will make it easy to find new and 'bigger' development work against the small tweaked roms which while important are starting to fill up the forum

    It was tested in the S2 forums and has been rolling out XDA wide so theres not alot a poll will do, in honour of the hitch hikers guide of the galaxy, the plans have been on show for quite some time, if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout.
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