[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] rschenck:
I think I am beginning to understand a bit of the disconnect. As far as I am concerned, the term "RC" is meaningless. It belongs in the same dusty cabinet as terms like "Final Release". RC or not RC is not a question any longer, and certainly not a matter that will be decided by any chattering we do here.

Now that SGS CM7 is on the mainline, it will become RC when the next CM7 RC is announced, which tend to come every couple months. It is not and will not be a judgement on the quality of CM7 on the Galaxy S. As far as Team Douche and the broader CM7 community (or as I call it, Planet Cyanogen) is concerned, CM7 SGS has already made it, it is in the club, it has the seal of approval. All that is left is the release logistics.

However I see your point about the 2G/3G Toggle issues and other similar issues, so called "Noob Markers". Every custom ROM on every device has certain issues that experienced users know and new users simply do not unless they have done their homework. Nothing will change that. For example, on the Motorola Xoom there is an issue where if you try to partition the SD card using ROM Manager, you brick the device. No reinstall, no Nandroid, no flashing with ODIN, no mercy, no hope....just bricked. Bricked more brickishly then a brick in a brick factory. Use it as a tea tray. The forum is filled with threads warning about not trying to partition the SD card, but the warnings are outnumbered by posts titled with variations of "I partyition the sd thing now my Xoom no boot...HAAALLLLLLLPPPPPPP". There will NEVER be a way to educate all users to avoid even the most fundamental issues, and most of these issues are just quirks of the device. Right now there is some poor hooplehead in the SGS General forum saying he has a bug because his new CM7 install moved his SD card to emmc and his camera won't save to it, and he wants a fix. Haters are gonna hate, and stupids are gonna stupid.

I guarantee he never looked at this thread in his life, and didn't need an artificial term like RC to cause him to flash CM7...Engadget made him do it. Can bugs like the 2G/3G toggle be fixed? I hope so. However the fact that issues exist which can trip up morons who don't is just a universal reality of custom ROMs.

Now be fair...I said three times I agreed that the lack of call audio for some people is a serious issue, as well as agreeing about the video bug. The quotations marks were not to dissuade legitimate feedback, they were just to needle you.

Ah yes, battery life. The reason for my derision was simple...it is just too subjective in my opinion to class as a legitimate, reproducible, quantifiable bug. It is an issue at times for all of us, sure, but there are just too many variables. We each have different battery life for many many reasons..different applications, different levels of battery health, different signal quality. On top of that, what to one of us is light usage to someone else would be moderate or heavy and vice versa. One of us will say his 14 hours of battery is atrocious and is driving them back to Samsung roms, while someone else would say "GREAT Battery life, DEVS ROCK" for the same 14 hours. On top of that....people forget things like what they used their phone for yesterday....and they LIE to make points. Add to that the same rule I mentioned earlier, "Haters are gonna hate and stupids are gonna stupid", and you REALLY have a mess.

There is just no way that battery life can be taken out of each user's own context and properly appraised right now.

Beyond that, the devs have stated several times they KNOW what the problem is, and they are working on it...but it may NOT be solvable. As long as Samsung doesn't release all sources, then the dysfunctional relationship between Android AOSP and Samsung firmware will ensure our battery life is the object of a bitter custody battle. In 16 years, our phones can sue them both for its lost childhood, but for now battery life is too changeable and inconstant to discuss.

You posted an excellent and comprehensive list of issues, and when I recap the responses later today, they will all deserve mention...and no quotation marks, I "promise".