[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] rschenck:
I admit, I have been confused by some of the posts I have read over the last few days. Odds are this is due to a deficiency on my part, but it is still worth exploring.

Several posts lately have stressed the fact that CM7 is "far" from being ready for RC, that there are numerous "broken things" and serious bugs and issues still open, that many major features they expected to find are lacking. Some have even said or suggested that CM7 on the SGS is far less functional than the better Samsung ROMs.

Each time I read a post like that, all I can say is "Huh?". Either my needs are very low, I am far more tolerant of minor issues than other people, I am using a different version of CM7 than other people or I am actually in a coma and my entire life is all some kind of hallucination....because I am at a loss to understand what these posts are talking about. I have been very very happy with the SGS hardware and CM7 as an OS and intend to continue using both for at least two years to come (three year contracts, dontcha know).

I am happy, but seldom stupid however. Sure there are some features that I don't want or need but that matter to others which are not in CM7 or just not working properly yet for many users...we can all list them thanks to the endless litany of posts complaining/arguing/asking/whining about them.

FM Radio, BLN, Call Recording....ok, I know, I know. I just can't view any of those three things as big deals. BLN..a show stopper? Really? FM Radio...you can buy a radio the size of a postage stamp for almost nothing...do you NEED it in your phone? Call Recording...well I know some people use it professionally but it is missing from some other phone operating systems as well, little ones like iOS and Windows Phone and WebOS and Android AOSP (all for legal reasons....*shudder*)...the only one that includes it out of the box is Symbian. Oh sorry, Nokia has thrown Symbian under the bus...never mind. Any other "very basic things" missing that have made CM7 "not very functional"?

Battery life? Puuuhhhhhhhlleaassseeeee.....

I also know some users are suffering from issues related to both WiFi and phone reception as well trouble shooting HD video (720p only). These are certainly serious but hardly universal or even common. As near as I can tell, some users are having very real trouble for a whole variety of reasons...but I can't say that such issues are more common on CM7 then other ROMs based on comments in XDA, or for that matter on carrier's help forums. If some users having reception issues is grounds for being non-functional...then we may need to break out the tins cans and string.

Now I understand that I may be blessed or charmed as I do not have any major issues and am very happy with the feature set in CM7. I have always known that God likes me better than he/she/it likes most of you. I try not to make a big deal about it, but it is just a fact.

Therefore, I am asking people...what do you HONESTLY feel are the key issues or features that keep CM7 from RC status? Understand, this is NOT a call for feature requests or a chance to request things like laser beams or MeeGo dual boots, but a chance to gauge the mood of the community. If you are still reading this absurdly long winded post, then you either have an investment in the future of CM7 on the SGS or I have pissed you off VERY badly. If the former, then you will have good feedback about the current state of CM7...if the latter, well, I laugh at your pain, churl.

So what do you think? What is missing, what needs fixing? What do you need? What do you want? The time has come to put up, or shut up.