Device Forum Rules (Please Read before posting)

[Stephen]

In this thread we will provide a short Q&A for your stay on this forum. Please read thoroughly and act accordingly.
While most that is needed to know is pointed out in the forum rules, history shows that some points of these rules are not clearly understood by some users and others leave room for interpretation. With these Q&A we give you some additional guidelines how the forum for this device is moderated.

Who are the moderators for this forum?

The team leaders for Team HTC are: Stephen and Az Biker


Moderators are: jerryhou85, Oswald Boelcke, Timmmmaaahh


How do I contact the moderating crew?

While you are free to contact all of us via PM, for moderating purposes it is much more advisable to use report system. If you do that, your request reaches ALL moderators thus multiplying the chance for fast reaction to your request. If you PM a moderator, he does not know whether you have contacted others also and therefore it is possible that your request is handled by different moderators, overruling the others. In report system the ticket system avoids that. Therefore please always use report system.


Where do I post my thread/issue/question?

This is a very important decision and decides not only whether you achieve the goal you intend with your thread/post, but also whether it might be regarded off-topic/not allowed and therefore be removed. So here is a list to help you decide where to put your thread (or maybe to not post it at all).

Questions & Answers​

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What goes here:​

• All device/rom/kernel/mods/themes related questions and the corresponding answers
• Guides, Collections, Tutorials (can also be posted in How-To)

What does not go here​

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• see How-To section

Guides, News, & Discussion​

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What goes here​

• Guides, Collections, Tutorials (can also be posted in Q&A)
• General information about the device
• Tips and Tricks
• Every general discussion about technical aspects of device

What does not go here (by far an uncomplete list, just some examples for topics that are not tolerated)​

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• Everything prohibited by above linked forum rules.
• The forum rules apply so that means no trolling/arguing etc. will be accepted.
• "What was your last phone/will be your next phone" (Off-Topic to this phone, post that in OT-Forum)
• "Hello"/"Goodbye"/"Merry Christmas,Easter,Hannukkah, whatever" (Obviously OT, just imagine every user posts that)
• "I'll never buy HTC again", "Why HTC/Samsung/whoever sucks" and all other "hate"-threads (Tell that those guys, not us)
• "Help!", "How do I...", "Why..." and all other Questions (belong in Q&A)

ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Development​

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What goes here:​

• All discussions related to YOUR OWN development (roms, kernels, recoveries and flashable mods, exact rules for creating a thread there see in stickies of that section)

What does not go here:​

• Any Questions!!!

Themes, Apps, and Mods​

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What goes here:​

• All discussions related to theming and applications (self made and others) for this phone

Accessories​

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What goes here:​

• All discussions related to hardware accessories to this phone

Not allowed in ANY section (and also not in signatures):​

• everything prohibited by above linked forum rules
• specified or implied off-topic threads
• Discussion of / Linking to work of developers that are banned from xda. If they are banned, so is their work.
• political/religious statements of any kind

Where can I post things that are not allowed in Device Forum?

You might want to have a look in General forums like:

General Discussion
Off-Topic Section
Android Development and Hacking


What do I do when I do not understand a moderators decision?

Please feel free to contact the moderator via PM to get his decision explained. If that does not satisfy you, contact the team-leader.
DO NOT, however, discuss any moderating issues in forum. This will always be regarded off-topic (which it actually is).

Now let's all have fun on this forum and help together to make xda a place where users can gather useful information instead of sipping through knee deep piles of unorganised rubbish

regards

your moderating team for ASUS / HTC / Nokia / OnePlus / Oppo / ZTE devices

 

[Stephen]

XDA-DEVELOPERS AND THE GPL​

Hello Everyone,

As many of you know, here at XDA we have a strict policy regarding GPL v2. What you may not understand is what that means and what effects it may have on you. Simply put "The GNU GPL is a software license agreement, under which parts of the Android operating system are licensed. The majority of Android is licensed under the Apache license, but the Linux Kernel (which is present in every running Android ROM in some shape or form) is licensed under the GPL (version 2)".


So what does this mean for the average user?

To keep things simple, this license is one of the reasons Android exists in the open source capacity that it does. It requires developers to keep their kernel source open and has created the community sharing programs that have made Android so wonderful.


If you are a developer what does this mean for you?

It doesn't matter if you are creating a whole rom or just the kernel, the process of being GPL compliant is a very simple one to explain. Basically, we expect you to either link the source that you have chosen to use or upload the source you have created into a format that can be viewed by everyone and anyone. Below are the 3 most common situations that developers run into when needing to stay GPL compliant under XDA rules.

1. If you are using a stock kernel you MUST mention where you obtained your source. Also, having a link leading to where the manufacturer has uploaded their source is always helpful.

2. If you are using a community driven source build (e.g. CyanogenMod, AOSP, or Parandroid) or a singular developer's source you MUST link directly to the repository that contains the kernel for that specific device. If you are only linking to another thread or to a general repository, this will not be considered as being GPL compliant unless the code has not been modified.

3. If you are forking a repository that is similar to the examples listed above in #2, you MUST publish and link your entire kernel source. This includes any and all changes that you have made. Two of the most common ways developers publish their source on XDA is either with Gerrit, or GitHub. While these two methods are recommended, they are not the only routes you can choose to accomplish this. All that is required is that the source can be viewed and downloaded by anyone who wishes to do so. When releasing an update, your repository must be updated the moment you release your kernel on XDA. If you can post your update to XDA, there should be no reason as to why you cannot release your source.


What if the manufacture for my device has not released their kernel source?

In a perfect world this would not happen but unfortunately, this is not the case. Pulser-G2 recently wrote a portal article explaining a certain situation that has come across our desks.


With all of that being said I will leave you with this...

By posting your work on XDA-Developers, you are agreeing that it complies with relevant licensing conditions. As such, by posting a kernel or other work containing GPL code, you are confirming to us that you have made this source code available publicly under the GPL. Failure to follow this policy will result in the closure of your thread and the removal of the download links.

 

[Stephen]

ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Development Section

This section is for ROMS, Kernels, Recoveries etc

• Try to keep the development forum CLEAN! No offtopic posting and no questions.
• Use the report button in an offending post to let us mods know we need to take action. Dont take matters into your own hands!!!
• Sources need to be posted for all kernels!!! Also for all ROMS where license demands it.
  
• You need to use TAGS like [ROM] or [KERNEL] and so on as used in all dev forums throughout XDA
• Any disputes between developers should be handled by pm. No public posting in a dev thread regarding these matters
• Rom issues should be discussed within their respective threads
• Thread titles should ALWAYS coincide with ROMS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!!! No advance notification of incoming ROM through thread title. A changelog for the yet unreleased Rom can be included in the OP or in another post CLEARLY MARKED as EXPECTED CHANGELOG
  

All posts that are NOT about ROM development, or development in general will be closed or deleted. Posters that will choose to disregard the previous guidelines will be infracted.

 

[Stephen]

THREAD NAMING

The purpose of this thread is explain how you can name threads in forums making their content easier to read and understand.​

FOR the DEVELOPMENT Sections:​

• [INDEX] - Index for a specific device which can group together development subjects such as ROMs / Kernels / tools / etc.
• [DEV] - Development for any projects.
• [ROM] - Custom ROMs.
• [KERNEL] - Custom Kernels.
• [MOD] - Hack & Modifications for the phone.
• [FIX] - Fixes for known issues & bugs.
• [GUIDE] - Guides related to android development.
• [TOOL] - Dev Tool.
• [RECOVERY] - Custom Recoveries.
• [RADIO] - All radios for a specific device

The title of the thread must also include this in a chronological order:​

• [Tag] - ROM, FIX, MOD etc.
• [Date] - Date of latest version
• [Name of the ROM]
• [Android version] - 4.0, Sense, aokp etc.
• [CDMA/GSM] - If the ROM is only for CDMA - GSM - 4G LTE - 3G - WIFI use the tag.

EXAMPLE:​

[ROM][18 JUL] ROM name [SENSE][4.0][CDMA]

If you are unsure where your new topic should go, then please post it in Questions & Answers Section.

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• Please Include Screenshots for ROM / MOD / THEME / Apps & Games, when possible as it's expected by our members.
• Placeholder threads posted in the Development section will be removed.
• Howto's and Guides should be posted in the How-To section.
• Password must be provided for all password protected files.

Please respect these simple rules, and if you don’t respect them, your thread will be closed or deleted​

 

[Stephen]

Telegram and Whatsapp Channels - Going Forward

You may be asking, "Why was my Telegram or Whatsapp thread closed?"

We only allow one Telegram chat link on a development thread by the ROM's developer and only if thorough support is still provided in the ROM thread on XDA.

Any check out my youtoube channel with no content of value on the thread will be removed. Please reference the forum rules:

Self-promotion is forbidden, this includes blogs, social media and video channels etc. Random links will be removed.