[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] SamHaLeKe:
*	I am very sorry to find out that this ROM is a very lame attempt to copy the s.u.r.f.a.c.e ROM idea witch is existing for over a month now. There is even a commercial smell to this because of the website...

It is exactly the same ROM with the same apps and services removed (did even a very lazy copy and paste from the removed apps list from my 1st page!), it has the same launcher, has the files from essentials integrated, looked carefully to not use my files but missed some. There is only another kernel and that's it.

Everybody that is using my ROM is free to put it to there own hand (that's alsos the meaning of my ROM btw) but users will never post it as there own here on xda where they found it in the first place. If they want to, sure, cool, by all means but I'm also sure that they would ask (or talk to) me first or at least give some credits.

All is free to take (also ideas) but there is a certain way how to handle things, a certain way how to communicate with each other, a certain code amongst devs if using files from each other. These are exact the communication skills and ways kids still have to learn, and that's why they shamelessly do this.

This summer vacation kids have al lot of time to spent behind there computer. They start to download ROMs adjust it a bit and upload it as a new ROM (witch can be cool). Some even want to erase other ROM makers trails by re-optimizing some files and replace files with others to camouflage there lazy copy (less cool). Others just start from scratch to point out they did not copy but just build the same ROM that is already excising with only some minor theme differences and another kernel (that's not so cool).

Why not just make a nice theme and put it in the theme section?

All ROM's are sort of the same except for a few, they just contain a different kernel and another theme. s.u.r.f.a.c.e is something different and will always be like that.

Everybody can easily tell my ROM was the inspiration for this and the ROM even contain files you can ONLY find in my ROM. Some files that where specifically given to me to use in my ROM by Nitr8 for example. This ROM has them to, why? I know why but it's not cool to find out this way.

I posted something first to see a reaction as it is very clear that this is just my Base + essentials and another kernel + some very minor changes. But your reaction is also if your nose is bleeding and that you never heard of surface. All understandable because of your age but no need to disrespectful. I'm surely willing to respect you but right now found that difficult. I'm sure you'll understand (when it's not now, you will be later).

Do whatever you want, take it all, I wish you all the best, really I'm not joking (it's just sad that I have to found out this way, think about it).

There will always only be one s.u.r.f.a.c.e, and like all good things, it will be copied ;-)

BTW, don't forget that the initial idea is by nitr8 but he moved on to CM and I tooked over at some point in some way to work on the Samsung ROM.

And please, don't get me wrong here, just want to make something clear.

With kind regards,

-sam-

PS: one thing I do admire is your courage to do this and the work you put in (you even put up a commercial website). When I was 15, I was doing totally different things :-))