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[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but here it goes anyway.

So I've built my first rom from source using JackpotClavin's tutorial. I just need to add my own personal touch. I still have a LOT of work left to do before posting it but in the meantime I need to know what's expected regarding using other people's work.

As far as I know, technically/(legally), I'm not required to get permission from anyone to copy/modify/redistribute someone else's work created under the Apache license. But considering it's OBVIOUSLY severely frowned upon (not to mention against forum rules), I thought it'd be wise to find out exactly what's expected before pissing someone off that could potentially help me in the future.

Forum rules clearly state that "If you are developing something that is based on the work of another Member, you MUST first seek their permission, and you must give credit to the member whose work you used.", although there's question to how much of that actually happens.

But where do I draw the line? What's considered "acceptable" and what isn't?

For example, according to Google, we aren't allowed to package roms with gapps included but, its generally accepted. The same could be said about packaging roms with apps downloaded from the Market.

But what if I wanted to use, say, IntersectRaven's kernel? One that was clearly made for the use of the whole Kindle Fire community. Am I expected to get his explicit permission first, or just just give credit to him in the thread?

That being said, what happens when the new Hashcode kernel is released? I think it'd be safe to say that EVERY rom created thereafter would be packaged with either that kernel or some derivative using his code. Would it then be expected for every rom developer from then till forever to either get his permission or give him credit? (I'm not saying that it wouldn't be warranted...It's just an example)

And what about the proprietary files provided by JackpotClavin and his work?

Maybe I'm over thinking this, but the last thing I want is to be ostracized no not following proper protocol.

Any thoughts?
[Kindle Fire General] Krunk_Kracker:
Its just good form to ask before hand and cuts down on the drama. I contacted hashcode , jackpot and intersect raven and asked them all before I started using their stuff. It shows respect and acknowledgment for what the dev has done.

Just be courteous and polite and they will do the same.
[Kindle Fire General] Jake33108:
I never thought it was neccessary to ask for someones permission to use their code, that's what the whole FOSS thing is about. But you should definitely give credit where credit is due and mention the names of people who contributed code to your build and thank them.
[Kindle Fire General] Creampuffyness:
This belongs in Q&A... not Dev section
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
Thank you for your input. But, with all due respect, this question was intended specifically to see what was generally excepted within the Kindle Fire development community, not XDA as a whole.

On that note, I greatly appreciate the feedback and patience given to an aspiring dev. One thing I've learned in this process is how much goes into the development process and how difficult it can be, even for someone with several years of IT experience. (maybe that's two things--sue me)
[Kindle Fire General] NRGZ28:
Let the moderators take care of that and don't troll. Thank you.
[Kindle Fire General] NRGZ28:
What's been said so far is correct. However if you generally just credit the original author of the work, it's usually enough. Only the most anal devs require you to contact them to use their publically available work.
[Kindle Fire General] jdommer:
I would definitely think anyone who posts their work in source format is giving explicit permission for you to use it as a derivative work. Just give credit where it is due.

If it's in binary form, ask them and they'll probably give you the source. I haven't meet anyone on here who is less then awesome and wants the community to be as strong as possible.

jd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] xda1zero:
Any other ICS users notice the I717UCLC5 modem baseband provides a weak signal? Downtown Winnipeg, usually 5 bars is down to 3-4... I cant hit 5 bars. My wifes Galaxy2 skyrocket using the recent design gears leak(ucalc4) has a constant 5 bars side by side... not sure what the heck. Could be an ATT/Rogers thing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] realeze:
Were you able to get the ICS leak running on Rogers Galaxy Note?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
Don't go by bars, go into settings and look at the dBm level of the signals. -80 would be better then -90.
[HTC Amaze 4G] jishnumedhi:
So I finally got the camera connection kit for my iPad but it doesn't work if I try to connect my Amaze using a usb cable. The iPad says that it requires too much power. I can get it to work if I connect it to a powered usb hub though which tells me that the Amaze is trying to charge itself. I have been taking out the memory card, but I would rather be able to access both the internal memory and the sd card. Long story short, I was wondering if there is a way to prevent the phone from trying to charge while it is connected to a usb cable.
[HTC Amaze 4G] jishnumedhi:
Solved. The phone doesn't try to draw power if I use any hub. I tried using a usb 1.1 hub since that is the only non powered hub I currently have, and I got the Amaze storage, both internal and the sd card, to show up in iFile. As an added bonus, keyboards work too.

There is a battery powered hub that cyberpower used to make, and apparently almost all usb devices like midi controllers work if you use that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evd95:
Does this not support Syncing accounts?

when ever i try to sync my contacts with my twiter is says sync is currently experiencing problems. it will be back shortly

And i can even add facebook to the list for some reason

Anyone know of a way to fix this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Twitter: No idea

PooBook: Use Haxsync (Google search it).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] adelmundo:
Doesn't matter. We just need the update file and we can upgrade our phones ourselves using CWM, Odin, or whatever. I'm definitely on an unlocked International Note in the USA, so if whatever country comes out with official ICS first, most definitely our devs will get it to us quickly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AntonioAugusto1010:
Word
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MrDSL:
If I've learned anything with android

When you buy a phone you better like the software version that's on it when you open the box..

It basically sounds like he is saying "We want to release as close to the same time so we will hold back sim free users till carries get done testing"

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zas311:
Yes, I believe them.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] senectus:
It makes a lot of sense.

Samsung dont roll out the new OS, the network operators do and they will only do that when they're ready to support the new OS.

Imagine the chaos and how pissed off the telco's would be if the hardware manufacturers rolled out software updates willy nilly and the telco's started to get flooded with support calls for issues created by a patch they didn't know about or hadn't trained their staff to deal with.

It doesnt worry me at all... once the first Telco releases an official ICS update I'm likely to get it and install it.

Regardless of which telco it was (actually I'd probably not install a Chinese or Saudi etc ROM... I don't trust those Gov's enough.).

My telco doesn't even sell or support the note yet... it hasn't slowed me down one iota and if you're even slightly savvy enough it wont slow you down either.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] avetny:
oh maan
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] richlum:
This makes sense to me.

As I understand it, he is talking about OTA updates.

ie. regular Joe Blow customers that will update their phone when their phone tells them to update.

The networks can push it out to their customers first. Make sure it works on all networks, and then anyone left over will get it after that via Kies.

If you want to update your device earlier, you can upgrade it manually by downloading the upgrade yourself, but for the average user, it won't worry them and they'll upgrade when their phone tells them to.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] LordManhattan:
All i can say is "meh". We need a leak of some kind. Give us that and i'll be rocking AOSP as long as my Note is pumping blood electricity through its veins.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Smoothface:
The current ics roms are fine for me.... Maybe once the new premium suite comes out I'll try it for a little, but right now I don't really care how long it takes because I have something just as good if not better :thumbup::)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] beestee:
If waiting a little longer for more stability and smoothness is all I have to do then I am fine with it. I am very satisfied with gingerbread as it is now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mancuk29:
I wonder if a lot of people will flog their note cos of this and get the new iphone 5? :eek:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Akiainavas:
That's kinda obvious. If the release is dependent on networks ( cause they need to test it ), it's clear that they will test and release "their" firmware first, and the one for evil guys who didn't buy a phone from them - will get it last.

But it doesn't really matter, does it ? We need at least one official release, for any network - cause frankly what we need most is the kernel, the rest they can stick up their.... ;) Joking of course, but for good AOSP we really need just the kernel.

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"I wonder if a lot of people will flog their note cos of this and get the new iphone 5?"

I wonder what they'll introduce in iPhone 5, cause their latest releases were like "1-2 new features".
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
I actually don't believe this because Samsung, or any other company, develops their software and then offers it to the carriers to test their devices with the software. In the end it's the telecom operator that decides if the device will get the software that the developer has developed / offered.

Sim unlocked phones don't follow any carrier's decision, they get whatever the manufacturer decides.

I have a SIM unlocked Note, that came from Germany, and all I know is that of all the Notes that came out here, I know that the German unlocked devices have been the first to get OTA updates from Samsung.

I'm sure if Samsung deems a release acceptable, they will push it to their devices as well as offer it to the carriers. We get the updates faster because we actually cut out the middleman. It's months faster than buying a carrier locked device because the carrier doesn't need to accept the update. So I actually don't believe that they will update all the carriers before their own devices.

It's like Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream offering NEW flavors to Costco, Walmart and other stores before offering the new flavors in their own stores. Or Apple releasing new devices to Bestbuy before offering them online / in their own retail stores.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ueihtam:
Samsung just need to know if their ics works on the different operators network, nothing more. If an operator dont want to release the new ics, its just fine, it doesnt mean that its not compatible with their networks.

Just imagine, with all the different countries selling samsung mobiles, if the fact that a network operator decides he wont release an update can block the release for sim-free mobile, then we'll never get any official upgrade.

That's why unlock device always get update quick.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] newg:
ARE there carrier locked versions in the UK? I got mine on o2, and I got the simfree version. Possibly because I went through phones 4u, however.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Akiainavas:
I dont think that even matters for us. AT&T got another model, but here we all have the same stuff. I bought mine unlocked but branded. I just flashed official unbranded stock rom and voila, non-carrier Note.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjwebb:
Does instagram work on our phone? Mine says its incompatible... just wondering if its a from issue rather than device issue
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
It's working on ARHD 7.0.3.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
Working great on sense 4.0. I just had to search for the apk on Google which brought me to xda which they have the apk. Just searching it in Google play didn't come out for me.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjwebb:
Thanks guys <3
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjwebb:
Wait sense 4.0 doesn't even have a camera...?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
OK? And? No need a for a camera to have or use instagram.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjwebb:
Yea uhh sorry.. never actually used the app hahahah my bad
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tg9413:
Got a question to those who using Poweramp. are you guys hearing static hissing noise while playing mp3 with poweramp? Read it somewhere else said it could be hardware grounding problem, but that's probably wrong because I can't hear the same hiss in the stock music player. But the stock player sound is damn flat when playing music :(

any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jay-Taicho:
I got the same hiss sound in MX Player on one of the custom ICS roms. Can't remember which one. Went back to Stunner.

On any custom rom?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hchxoom:
Nope, no poweramp problems here with headphones or with BT connection to car audio. Rooted on stock ROM.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tg9413:
hmm stocked rooted lc1 too :/ guess gotta play around with config.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Tassos_i:
I have never touched the configuration in poweramp and I have never had the slightest problem, even at + 10db with voodoo louder.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sephi:
The hissing noise is normal regarding the Galaxy Note. It's there with every player.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] friedje:
Maybe with every player, but not with every note...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mR.fR34ky:
Hi, try to disable the direct volume control under settings-> audio engine-> advanced tweaks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sephi:
As far as I know hardware and software are the same for every note. So it should be there. Naturally, some people won't notice it. That's just the way it is.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] virgopunk:
That's total BS. I have never experienced any hissing either with Poweramp or stock player. I think there would a lot of very angry Note users if this was the case. I previously used a Rockboxed 5th gen iPod with an ibasso amp and now use the Note as my primary player as the SQ is so good!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] duckettmarc:
Poweramp closes after two or three songs for me every time. It beeps four times, freezes up and needs a phone restart to get going again. Very disappointed after paying for it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Goodm7sn:
It freezes here too sometimes.. Have to report it to the developers...

But what is wierd is bluetooth audio stutters alot sometimes and nothing can resolve this but a reboot. Changing the music player doesn't help neither...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] LordManhattan:
No hissing here, but i'm using PlayerPro. I used PowerAMP before but i can't remember hearing any hissing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tg9413:
thx for the input guys. problem turn out to be the dspmanager, i totally forgot it is still there in my note, and still activated with it equalizer. I turned that off and it's all good now. Probably that's the reason I am hearing hiss in poweramp but not in stock player.. :x
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hchxoom:
Howthorneckettmarc;24492028]Poweramp closes after two or three songs for me every time. It beeps four times, freezes up and needs a phone restart to get going again. Very disappointed after paying for it.

Never had the first freeze or hiccup from poweramp, either on my xoom or on my note. Listened to music in my truck today for 4 hours straight (car stereo via BT from note) without any glitches, and that has been my experience with PA for over a year now (incl xoom time). Perhaps try uninstall and reinstall, then if that doesn't work look for potentially conflicting apps... don't think PA is the ultimate cause of your issues.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] richlum:
That happens to me too.

Although, it is more random for me. Sometimes it is after 30 minutes of listening.

I get the beeps though.

Also, sometimes it stutters a bit and then beeps and stops.

At first I thought it was my BT headphones not working, but other sounds come through fine, so it's not them.

Sometimes PowerAmp will still show the pause button (ie, it looks like it's still playing), but if you press it, nothing happens. It doesn't change appearance and it doesn't start playing again, no matter how many times you press it.

I have to force close it through the application manager to get work again.

I only just started using PowerAmp about a week ago and bought the full version because I liked the EQ and the appearance on the Note, but I might have to go back to WinAmp.

I'm on the latest stock ROM, with root.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xtechx:
i see you found it was dsp manager...i've noticed it too..but only in certain scenarios....

i get this when i'm plugged into some USB ports to charge on various work laptops and listening to music...and also some power inverters...but this ONLY happens to me at work when I'm using my note in the truck and charging (as the laptops would be plugged into the same inverter I get the hissing/buzzing sound from if I plug directly into the inverter)....

pretty sure it's just bad ground or dirty power in the work trucks though...

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@duckettmarc

i haven't experience the closing issue either....i've listened to poweramp for hours on end, hundreds of songs without crashing...where is your media stored? external SD? either way, I would guess either the storage area you have your music in, or your actual music is corrupted....or maybe some instability if overclocked, undervolted, or with the ROM you use...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sephi:
No its not. Check the according threads discussing the notes audio Chip. As soon as you plug in your headphones and the Chip Starts working there is a hissing noise.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] friedje:
Re-read the according threads, it doesn't happen on every note.

Nothing to do with the M1CN2 :cool:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Featherbeard:
I'm having the same problems. The thing is, it only started happening a few months ago when they brought out a major update...
[Fascinate General] Rhino3081:
My wife is trading up to a Rezound and I would like to load a ROM on her phone that would turn it into a media player for my son. Does anyone know of such a ROM? Would like it to not have a working radio so he would not accidental call 911 and obviously don't need apps like messenger , dialer and bloatware. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Any rom will do... but Imo if you put aokp 29 on that i500, your wife will switch back to it over that rezound. 4g is about the only major advantage the Rezound has over tha fascinate. I doubt ICS source will ever be release and neither will s-off. Also many folks are having SMS issues with the Rezound, which is why Verizon discounted the POS already ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintZ93:
Is it possible to get that for the Evo 4G?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Incitatus4:
Perhaps once it is released officially and we can get our hands on it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintZ93:
I hope so, I'd like to see it for the Evo 4G before I buy the HTC Evo One
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwa542:
it would be nice too see but its not gonna happen, on the htc or ics website there only releasing it for most of the duel core phones only :/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
HTC one V is our best chance at sense 4.0 it has 1ghz single core 512mb of RAM with a WVGA screen. That means no resizing will be needed
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] MamaSaidWhat?:
Hi everybody, TouchType Ltd. have decided to release their latest beta for the ever popular SwiftKey today for free :D

Seeing as the demand for the beta is hammering their servers, I decided to upload the .apk to my dropbox for everybody to enjoy. Just download and install like you would with any other app ;)

Here's the file: http://db.tt/GHjXdQi7

FYI, this is a FREE, OPEN beta and therefore this is a FREE APP. I understand the rules of xda, and I do not condone or promote pirating in any way!
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] xuix:
Swiftkey X is the better android keyboard i've try (using it now), nice to see a new version is comming ^^

thx for infos
[Desire Themes and Apps] MamaSaidWhat?:
Hi everybody, TouchType Ltd. have decided to release their latest beta for the ever popular SwiftKey today for free :D

Seeing as the demand for the beta is hammering their servers, I decided to upload the .apk to my dropbox for everybody to enjoy. Just download and install like you would with any other app ;)

Here's the file: http://db.tt/GHjXdQi7

FYI, this is a FREE, OPEN beta and therefore this is a FREE APP. I understand the rules of xda, and I do not condone or promote pirating in any way!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Spectre51:
I have a unbranded Xperia S from an employee at Sony here in the US. Just got the OTA notification to update to .67

After the update the touch screen feels so much smoother and the capacitive buttons also feel more responsive.

I know the customization number is the same as the Sweden generic one so they should see the update as well.

Haven't noticed any other changes.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Efe64:
Ogw...

We are at .73

Its newer..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Arabaldo:
Hi Spectre51!

You don't feel like make a backup of your firmware? I was stupid not to do a backup of mine before flashing it with another firmware...:/ A build.prop would be pretty good if you don't feel like doin' a backup. I had the swedish generic before..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] power323f:
official t-mobile .73 or from this site?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Spectre51:
I can get you the build.prop easily enough. What would the commands be to backup the firmware?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Arabaldo:
When you update through the computer, the files are stored on the hdd in a folder called "blob_fs" I think.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Arabaldo:
If you would be so kind to send me the build.prop...thx :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Spectre51:
I used Bridge for Mac....I tried looking for where it might have downloaded the update to but couldn't find it. Here is the build.prop though.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Efe64:
This site
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Arabaldo:
Thx for the file.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] spyblaster91:
hi

have anyone installed this module one mini? i need 2 know kernel version and build number compatible with this module. thanx
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] schbven:
Can anyone help me I want to put firstmerit bank app on kindle fire. It works fine on aneroid phones. It wont install when I side load it onto my fire. If someone can please tell me how orwhere I can find a working app file.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Chadadu:
Could someone please upload the apk or post a link for GSN Casino that's not linked to the Play Store. After upgrading to ICS my phone now says it is incompatible.