[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] -viperboy-:
I'm going to respond to a few of these nasty and rude things that you people have said in a kind manner...

That's awesome. Really it is. However, think about this... It takes much MUCH less time to take an RUU from this device, do your customization to it, and release it. Of course, it still takes talent and time, I'm not even suggesting it doesn't. We, on the other hand, can't do that. If you could even understand the undertaking of what we have to do (truthfully, Vin does almost all of this): We have to take the stock One X frameworks and apps, compare them to Jan's edits. Then we have to look at the stock LTE frameworks and apps and compare to what we just looked at. Then it has to be integrated and tested. We are talking about modding around 20 /system apps and 5 core framework files. Some have hundreds of edits. We have to do this every new update that we get because HTC changes things, make updates to files, and things no longer work. It's not as simple as just dragging and dropping the files from the old builds into the new ones. After all of that, then we test extremely hard because we don't like bugs and things not working. That is equally as time consuming as building the ROM.

And I explained why above. We also don't need to update much because things work :) part of the testing, I like to think. Plus, a ROM that isn't updated don't make it bad. If anything, it shows that it doesn't need to be updated to fix things because it just works.

For the record, I talked to Duce and explained to him my frustration of people asking for ETAs. That was HIS decision for moderation and I stand behind him. He has had to come in numerous times to clean up the thread for various reasons and he is obviously as sick of having to clean up the thread.

You also might not think it's a big deal to ask for an ETA. You might also think I'm overreacting to it. I could be. But here is why it annoys the crap out of me (and almost any other dev out there) - we are very good about giving our users updates to our progress. We don't keep people in the dark about when things are happening, what's going on, etc. So people know the ROM is being worked on, but being "nudged" all the time asking when it will be done just drives me mad. I also don't give ETAs because if you fail to meet them, for whatever reason (life, work, school, whatever), people get their hopes up and are annoyed that you committed to something and didn't deliver. I'd rather not increase disappointment and would rather just update people when I have an update to give.

I never thought I was a "developing god" and I would encourage you to try and find where I ever claimed or hinted to be. The 3D was the first phone I made a ROM for. I was damn proud that I did it because I dove right in, knowing nothing about ROMs, and it turned out that people liked the product I put out. Imagine how that would feel for you. And, again, I don't always have the free time to work on ROMs. I am a full time college student, I have tons of homework, I am always helping some part of my family in almost any free time I have, I have a life outside of the Android work I do for free and for fun (getting to be not so fun anymore...).

Also, the ROM isn't themed. You have the option to theme it, but it looks almost stock when you load it on your phone. Do the tweaks hinder the phone's performance? I don't feel like they do. I've had the my beta on my phone for 2 weeks without a hiccup. And, you are quite right - it is original. It has tweaks that no other ROMs have. I, as well as our users, XDA staff, and moderators, find it to be as well. The thread was moved there by a mod so it must have been deemed "original" or it wouldn't be there.

I'm sorry you didn't like the ROM. You, I believe, are in the minority of people who don't enjoy the ROM and the customization and support that it offers. And that's fine, you don't have to like it. Hell, I have beta testers that periodically use other ROMs because they enjoy flashing their phones and trying new things. Do I have an issue with that? No, not at all. Their phone, they can do what they want. I actually LIKE that they do that, because it gives me feedback as to how our ROM runs, offers us areas of improvement sometimes.

All in all, I'm sorry to take up space in this thread. I just felt it was justified since you brought up our ROM in this thread. I will share something with you all - I don't really like when people talk about me, especially when I feel belittled for the work that I do here. I don't do it to others because they are just like me - devoting their free time to work on something they like. Is there a competitive nature to what us devs do here? Sure, I see it sometimes. Everyone wants to have the best ROM, most users, fastest updates. That's good healthy competition.

What I see here on XDA in the past year or so is an ever increasing sense of entitlement and that's not what XDA was always about. It was about developing and creating things for others to use. I wouldn't post my work on XDA if it wasn't for the pure fact that I want others to enjoy the work that I do because I think it's a good product. I would love to see everyone here getting along, not talking trash about other ROMs, users, or devs. Live and let live, people. I try my best to do that every day.