[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Dr. Strange:
TLDR post - but it is rschenck's fault

Yep, I do, I think it has the potential of being the best ROM for this device. I take the speed and responsiveness it offers over the features it lacks atm. I admire the devs for their hard work and the community for their help of noobs. I like to tinker with my phone when I have the time and CM7 gives me plenty of excuses to do just that. So yeah, I'm here because I like CM7 a lot, I am grateful to the devs and enjoy the helpful part of the community.

Your confusion may be due to one or more of the following:

1). It is quite possible that the current development status of CM7 fits your use case(s) and your level of technical knowledge very well. As such your experience with the device may be quite different than that of other users. This may in turn influence 2). your criteria for deciding when a piece of software is pre-alpha, alpha, beta, RC, gold and so on. And, lastly 3). you may be personally invested in this mod/community and as such are more likely than you would normally be to dismiss information that goes against the idea that CM7 is the best. CM7 may be the best for you but to be RC it has to be more that just perfectly suited to your needs.

This, ofc, is just speculation on my part, but I hope it helps.

It is not ready for RC imo; there are "broken things" and yes, it is less functional than Samsung ROMs. For instance, I hope you won't (by mistake) toggle 2g/3g while mobile data is active on CM7, because what comes next is not fun. You and me and lots of others that hang around these forums waiting for the next nightly know this. But many, many others don't. If we get a RC, lots will install CM7 RC1, toggle 2g/3g and then come here to be talked down to.

It is quite possible that your demands are lower and/or you are more tolerant. I may venture to say, it's quite probably so.

Please see number 1). and 2). above.

Also, I am aware you can buy gadgets that perform the same functions as some of the ones integrated in the SGS... but having them all in one neat package is kind of the point of a smartphone.

Also, a side note here - the quote marks really make me doubt your intentions sir; it's almost as if you did not take this endless litany very seriously, as if you think this is all silly, and instead of wanting a discussion you just want to scold us for bringing up frivolous things like the other party being able to hear us during a phone call....

Puuuhhhhhhhlleaassseeeee what? Has it been discussed too much? Or is it a moot point? What? WHAT? Theeeeehehehell meeeee!

Battery life on stock rom is decent. On "photoshop" versions of stock, or on stock+custom kernels it is quite good. On CM7 not so much. If I know I need my phone for a whole day and I am away form charging points, I always have to switch to 2g/no mobile data connection if I'm on CM7. But I learned how to make do, and never brought up the subject before.

Video & signal are both very important, cracking jokes at the people that have these issues don't make them less of a problem. Good strategy for thwarting complaints though. Depends on what you are aiming for. I don't have signal issues, so I can't give any meaningful input... But, unless you mess with your modem, I don't think custom ROMs have signal issues? They use the Samsung proprietary system (or some such thing) so there are only user induced problems. I may be wrong.

Let me say I don't NEED any of the SGS features. I can make do happily without a mobile phone actually. Buy I CHOSE to buy a smartphone. Full of nifty gimmicks and features, smart as a fox, quick as a rabbit. That is what I want from CM7. Take all the goodies and make them FAST.

But, let's get to my list of wants, since you asked:

"BIG":

- Headset controls. I use the wired headset a lot, to play music, radio and make calls. I really need the controls on this thing to work so I can answer/reject calls.

- If the issue with other party not hearing me during a call could be fixed, that would be awesome. It is related to radio and audio track listening.

- 720p video recording (and to a lesser extent lower resolution too) is broken. I am surprised to find out this is not the case for all users. Does it work for many others? I thought this is a widespread thing. In any case, it doesn't work for me and I used it quite a lot. Had to switch to another device for that, it's inconvenient.

"Small" and "Meh":

- FM radio is nice but I can do without it; used it a lot when I was on a different rom.

- BLN - Don't need it, don't care about it. Nice feature but I will gladly trade it for battery life.

- Battery life isn't all that great but I learned to manage. Ofc, I won't say no to more autonomy for my SGS...

-Video-out is not something I used very often (3 times since last auttum i think) so I can do without it

-Compass would be nice but also not a deal breaker for me

-I don't have issues with signal so it's not something I can have any input on;

-2g/3g toggle - seeing as the consequences are dire, there should be some sort of fail-safe in place so you cannot accidentally switch between modes with mobile data enabled.

The bugs or broken things don't make me stop using CM7 - I am hooked on the speed of the phone. But I think it disqualifies it form going RC. When I know I need video recording, when I'll have to drive a looong way (vacation) or need long battery life, I just install a stock + custom kernel that I remove the bloatware from. CM7 is my "in the city" ROM.

I would love to "put up" instead of shutting up but, alas! I'm not a programmer.