[Q] Why almost all roms based on CyanogenMod HTC Hero/Legend Nightlies?

[ChongWiz]

Hi all I just wanna ask why almost all roms based on CyanogenMod HTC Hero/Legend Nightlies? Are they better than CM7 Shakira ROMS? Is it relative easy to port a Legend/Hero ROM?

 

[chewdaniel]

it's because they've been around for waaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than the cm7 shakira roms and they share rather similar hardware, that's y it started with those roms and continue till today since the base is already there