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[General Topics] Steak1986:
My favorite Developer is mike1986 (http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1631739)

Not only because he's at the same age as I am but rather for his Android Revolution HD Rom Series. I got it installed on my own Samsung Galaxy Nexus and HTC Sensation aswell as on several of my friends devices like the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300.

He's giving every device the litte bit more it needed to work flawlessly as the factory rom should be. More battery life and more speed at the same time. And mostly his versions are released earlier than the OTA updates we get in germany.
[General Topics] mrRobinson:
Well if I had to name just one I'd have to go with Chainfire

Sure we all know how much he contributes and keeps root going on so many phones but what makes me thankful is the knowledgable articles and explainations.

Articles like the Guidelines for problem-free su usage. His dev blog is a must read as well.

Another dev stands out for me so I have to mention Entropy512. There have been various posts by him with nuggets of knowledge but in particular the Shi1tROM Tutorial is great.

Most recently I've been reading whatever I find garyd9 is writing. Guys seems on a mission to share knowledge like Making your own kernel... and for that, I am thankful.

So there's what I am most thankful for. I'm sure I broke the contest rules by listing 3 but still felt these guys deserved a thanks post from me since their posts have helped and been appreciated by me so much.

Edit: In case this post has a shot for these dev's, I want to state that I have a Nexus 7 and do not need one. If none of these 3 devs have one I am confident that the community would benefit very much if they had one. So I would contribute the 3rd Nexus 7 (16GB wifi only) to the 3rd dev if this were allowed. Communities like this are extremely valuable in multiple ways and those who contribute, participate, and append to the knowledge of others deserve a reward once in a while.
[General Topics] SiMBol10:
What I am thankful for:

I am thankful to be part of the XDA community, to find rate and make apps and to try different roms on my aging Galaxy S. I am thankful for my growing knowledge of android and the fun I have personalizing it. I am thankful for all the stupid stuff on the internet that makes me laugh. I am thankful for the people who make me happy, the people who make work a joy and make going outside worth doing. I am thankful for science for all the interesting theories and phenomena. I am thankful for musicians who make the awesome music I listen to and I am thankful for all the film and TV I watch. In short I am thankful for a lot of things, but this list is starting to look never ending so I'll just finish up here.
[General Topics] sean.trinidade:
+1. Mike1986 gets my vote as well. I have used his ARHD roms since my DHD, and his work has only gotten better over the years!
[General Topics] vx117:
The developer that I would give MAJOR kudos to is Jocala. While some people have the latest and greatest phones running ICS and enjoying the amazing features that brought with it, I only had a Exhibit II 4G. It is one of those obscure mid-range phones that will not get a whole lot of attention from the dev community. In fact, even to this day, it still does not have an official dedicated section for it due to it being off the radar much of the time.

This phone was in fact one of my first android phones and I was excited at the prospect of rooting and flashing custom ROMs on it. I unfortunately learned that not much work has been done on it and Samsung had no plans on upgrading it to ICS. Even CWM did not make a custom recovery for it. Then in came Jocala. He was one of the very few developers who championed this phone. He was the one who was able to port CWM Recovery to it, allowing me to flash custom ROMs with ease. He made one of the first custom ROMs for it as well called PeachSunrise. It was debloated and ran much faster for me. Even though TouchWiz was not one of my most favorite UIs, I was still able to enjoy the experience due to Jocala's work.

I was satisfied with the few custom ROMs built based on GB, but after ICS came out and playing with it on my friend's phone, I became enamored with it. Unfortunately I did have the funds to purchase a high end phone running ICS or getting ICS at that time. I thought it would never happen as CyanogenMod had no plans to support my Exhibit II. Then low and behold, I found out one day that Jocala was porting CM9 to my phone. I was excited beyond imagination. He was able to work out the many bugs and kinks associated with it and I found myself being able to enjoy the pure ICS experience like everyone else. I considered myself extremely lucky.

Overall, I lost all hope with ever getting custom ROMs or ICS on my phone, but Jocala stepped in and made my experience with the Exhibit II a million times more enjoyable. Thanks Jocala!

Note to the Admin judges: I am not sure if this entry will even be considered as Jocala is technically not considered an official XDA Developer as seen on his profile, but regardless I still feel I should give my thanks anyways and hope that one day, the Admins of this site will recognize him in some way for his brilliant work. However, in my mind, I consider him as a official developer :) Thanks for reading!
[General Topics] coldsun15:
Hey all!

Since I dont live in the US, and therefore, am not applicable for winning, i'm going to take the chance and give thanks to more than one dev.

First of all, i'd like to start by naming NRGZ28 for his awesome Sense 3.5 rom for the HTC Desire Z. I've been using this rom for some 9 months now, and having tried many others (sense 3; 3,5; 4.0a; 4.0, and some AOSP) I always find myself going back to his rom, for its smoothness, speed, and good looks! So, Thank You NRGZ28!!

Next, I'd like to thank the whole Virtuous Team for their roms and tweaks, but specially for their 3.x Kernel, which has allowed a lot of ICS development for an old phone such as the Desire Z. I think anyone with a DZ using ICS, specially with Sense, should be giving a hugh thanks to this guys, because without them, development for our phone would most probably had stalled.

So, thanks Virtuous Team!!

Next, i'd like to thank Diamondback for developing Virtuous Ten Studio, which has been very useful for so many people in so many ways, to make so many cool things! Plus, he's a cool guy, willing to help anyone learn and/or solve problems when using VTS.

Also here i should mention Cypis, Flemmard and Vaelek, also for developing this tool!!

So, Thanks you guys!!!

Finally, just say thanks to evey developer that has developed for the DZ, being themes, roms, kernels, tweaks, etc!!

Thanks to you all!!!

Coldsun15

Edit:

PS: Almost forgot, i have to give a big thanks to Nipqer, Guhl and Pierre_ja (cant remember his xda username) for all the help they give to noobs looking to root, and helping them with any problems they might have. (Have seen them bring some phones back to life!!) (might be missing people here, but just cause these guys are the ones i most talked to, so sorry if i've not included you!!)

Thanks guys!!!
[General Topics] zelendel:
Now a blast from the past that alot of people will even know. But I am thankful for Co0kieMonster

His home tab mod really kicked off alot of HTC development for windows mobile, not to mention sparked interest in me to learn to do these things myself.
[General Topics] Mortem Tuam:
Johnsondr80

What the heck?!

How are you supposed to choose from so many great devs?

Thanks for pointing me to this thread Adam Outler.....I will try and keep this brief.

Of course this is going to sound completely bias as this developer is part of our own Collective team, but I admire and respect very much Johnsondr80. He's been a great lead dev for our team and he's very open to team communication and ideas. He's pushing forward to expand the number of devices the team supports and he often works long hard hours bringing something to the community for free. I believe he has a heart for community and open source.

I am very honored to be part of The Collective even through this time I haven't been as active because of real life stuff. Johnson and the team have always been there for me. So there you go, Johnsondr80 is a solid dude!

:cool::cool:
[General Topics] :
My fav. Dev.

Hi there!

My favorite developer is sandy7.

Ask me why? Well, to give a succinct answer, he has helped me to become a dev myself. Yes! And that’s coming from a person who was just a noob back then! His miraculous works be it MIUI, Jelly beans, ICS, or GB, all are available for XPERIA users to relish and beef up their devices. His pureness ROM is all time my favorite. He helped me whenever I needed him. He sent me apktool and helped me debug the compile errors. This made my editing AOSP’s very easy. Ah! I remember. One fine day, I was struck on updater script errors. PM’d him and boom! Got a working one within minutes. I admit that it was a crazy time (around 2:30 AM that’s to say!). I don’t know how much hard work he has done. I’m indebted to him! At present I have two ROM’s Serenity and GX based on Sony’s FW. I’m currently working on my AOSP build based on CM github resources. Now I can theme apk’s and create AROMA menu like a cakewalk. I’m even getting job offers at the age of 16. (Yep! Flabbergasts me too).

Thumbs up for that guy who always continued to motivate me and shared a hand when it was expected.

I anticipate more powerful projects by me in future prospects :) No matter at what heights I reach, I will be always grateful to XDA which nurtured my talent and helped catapult my true potential.

I respect him as a true developer. Thanks you sandy bro! And moreover thank you XDA ( I think you guys should have a motto : “ De-noobing noobs “ ) !

Regards

rachit.rc96
[General Topics] seaskyways:
I thank AdamOutler, my favorite dev, for everything he gave us ....

Actually Adam Showed me how much noob I am , even though I have been into rooting several ways , ROM editing and making , theming , tweaking blah blah blah ... But I see Adam's videos opening the phone internals and installing wires , adjusting voltages and working with debug ports I was like 0_0 ... But I aimed ,at least, higher , even though I can't reach what he reached, I can reach something !

Plus ,he was the one who gave me a push to app development , it have been about 2 months now and I am working on an app called Quad Core Manager (QCM) with its companion QCM Compatibility Tester (QCMCT) , I started like I was in China streets , he says we type this , I type this , he says we remove this , I remove .... After then I started looking in the Internet for Java lessons and so on about development things and I am growing really good at development now ! All thanks for AdamOutler , without him I couldn't have started with all of this "if" and "else" work (if you know what I mean ;) )! Moreover , I am looking to share a Class used in Java that could save so much time in root app development and generally sending shell commands and capturing its output , it will be called Shells , obviously for what it does :p ! All thanks to AdamOutler !

Now with my knowledge in application development , I can make an idea about my phone real and share it here on xda or google's playstore , or even sell an app for some money ! thanks alot for AdamOutler :D
[General Topics] weweboom:
Ktoonsez

I would definitely say that I am the most thankful for Ktoonsez's KT747 Kernel... It's an AMAZING piece of software, and thanks to his hard work, is available on both AOSP based roms, and Touchwiz based roms, so that, regardless of what I'm running, I always have an amazing kernel for my Sprint Galaxy S3 that comes with amazing battery life, and amazing performance. His governor that he developed for our device always gets my phone through the day, and I always have the best, smoothest experience possible! Along with that, the ROM that I'm usually running is his AOKP for our device, that he maintains since AOKP doesn't release official nightlies for the Sprint GS3! When I first got this device I chose it because I was CERTAIN it would have official AOKP Jellybean support, because it was one of the most popular devices out there at the time, but the release never came. I was massively bummed out with my purchase until Ktoonsez and Task started building it for our device! They're both outstanding developers, but Ktoonsez especially for his hard work both on AOKP, and his outstanding KT747 Kernel for the Sprint GS3! He definitely deserves a thank you, and since I'm just a broke teenager, this would be a great way to show him that I really appreciate all the work that he does for my device!
[General Topics] FcukBloat:
eligible or not, from us or not (and that's actually a very stup*d rule, at least for me) if they win, they win (at least morally). then, the present can even go to a us dev.. it doesn't matter.. as he will not have really won, actually
[General Topics] karteo:
go indie go!

he is doing a great job and his work is truely an added value to the xda forum.

votes to indie

ps. go greece go
[General Topics] m112:
indie
[General Topics] SoWhy:
I'm thankful for ::indie::'s great work. His Omega ROM adaption for my Galaxy S3 meant that I could enjoy the device without those annoying Samsung "goodies" and now that I switched to AOKP, his Omega-version of that offers me all of AOKP's goodness combined with a great and easy way to install / remove additional features directly from the Recovery :D

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Who says that they don't have proxy addresses? I think that's something for them to decide, not you. There's no reason why we should assume that non-US-developers wouldn't use a service like Borderlinx if it meant getting a free Nexus 7
[General Topics] MasterGP1:
http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548 my vote go to indie!!!Greek man!!!!:good::good:
[General Topics] yiorgos69:
My vote goes to Indy too,excellent this omega rom http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548
[General Topics] MAX 404:
My vote goes to Indie

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548

I tried few other roms before , all of them good , but after Reading a few thread of his rom Omega i realized how seriously he takes his work , he is methodical , he is helpful with others , reviews his roms very often so errors are polish out until the rom sparks, but what I think I like the most is that you can tell he has fun cooking them and for me that is the bottom line “have fun” , I want enjoy the rom I am flashing and with Omega Rom I do.
[General Topics] iimre:
+1 vote for Quarx for his great works to provide excellent roms for Defy+
[General Topics] Okarina26:
Voting

my vote goes to indie because he is the best Dev:laugh::good:

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[General Topics] orb3000:
Last day folks!
[General Topics] stesteste:
Indie for me best ROMs out there s2 and my note 2 thx

My vote

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[General Topics] TrayLunch:
Agreed. I'm not familiar with any of the devs, other than my vote. I'm sure they are very deserving. I've tried sending and receiving packages overseas and it can be a logistical nightmare, so though it seems a little unfair and biased, I can understand XDA's decision. I appreciate all of the devs and their dedication to all devices, no matter where they are from. :thumbup::beer:

Whoa, sorry friend! I wasn't deciding anything. Just pointing out the rules and where they are from. I in no way meant to offend, and apologize if I did. :D:thumbup::beer:

Elite Tester for Mijjz Goodness
[General Topics] viking13:
When I take someone's S III in my hand I instantly want to hit the wall with that phone.

I have a S III with UI that looks just like UI on any other S III, but when you "scratch under the surface", you can see that I have something complacently different, latest Android version with as many customization as I want.

It is enough to post a message that there is another leak of S III firmware, and almost instantly we will have new fully customizable ROM. Sometime it takes less then 24 hours to see info that new ROM is in testing phaze.

I have never seen someone that make new versions of his ROM with such enthusiasm as ::indie::, because he is crazy enough to work even on his birthday and to post new OMEGA ROM at 6 AM.

All I have to say is

THANK YOU ::indie::

this is least that I can do for you.

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[General Topics] ibtihaaz:
QuarxS

Quarx really good Dev ... works his ass off for the Moto Defy community :good: might be late but i vote for him :)
[General Topics] Lolpoppa:
For me it would have to be :indie:

That man has ensured that my phone's features beat every other phone in the pub when the boys are giving it the biggun.

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[General Topics] tarpek:
And here is the vote from Croatia and blast-amazing :) phones named SGS2, SGS3 and SGN.

:indie: make my life so easier with his roms and so unique with Omega files...

Thanks man

:indie:

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[General Topics] ste22032:
My vote goes to indie. He is a very great dev and his roms for s3 are the bests i have ever tryed! He had worked very hard in order to release updates and i think that nexus 7 would be a great reward for him. You are the man indie! http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548
[General Topics] a66fm:
my vote goes to indie for his exelent omega roms

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[General Topics] sanvalentino:
I am very grateful for all the hard work done by Indie. He is the best Dev. and his ROMs are excellent. I have been following his developments and they are great. He is always answering questions/problems that his fans might have.

Thanks to Indie, we are enjoying much more our Samsung phones
[General Topics] Dis86:
Probably there are more developers that should be rewarded greatly for their hard and great job here in the community. But my vote goes to westcrip for sure for his always gorgeous developments on his Ressurection Remix rom! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 I tried many roms, mostly they are all great but no one is as perfect for my taste as RR. It's the perfect peanut butter for my p.b./jelly time :D
[General Topics] simonwil:
Has to be ::indie::

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[General Topics] chappado:
Indie has done some great work. He is the best Dev. and his ROMs are excellent
[General Topics] deadman13:
Without indie = no omega team = no omega rom series for our phones:( = no omega fans = no 5 million viewers bring to omega thread for S3.:eek:

Thank You Indie! :thumbup:

Omega Rom Series for life!:beer:

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[General Topics] weganet:
INDIE is the best Dev

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[General Topics] debasser:
Indie the best!

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[General Topics] sak500:
Definitely Indie. The guy who developed first custom S3 Rom when he didn't even have the phone yet. It was around May 25th that i bought mine and started giving him the information he required about the phone and he developed it based on his experience of S2. I'm glad to have participated in the first Omega Rom development for S3. Hope indie wins he never rested after that and he deserves to win.

Here you go http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548
[General Topics] Johnti:
Indeed Indie is the best. He is the reason to go home and watch his threads. Especially for the S3 of mine.

All credits to Indie.
[General Topics] flight23:
INdie did defintely an outstanding job with his omega roms! Additionally he is always helpful und polite. So I give my vote to him: Indie
[General Topics] vasilis266:
+1 for Indie my old friend and the best developer!!!!:cool:
[General Topics] andrianarison:
+1 for indie

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[General Topics] acefsw:
I think chainfire is not only one of the most productive devs on xda, he is also one of the most generous--he posts his apps here for all to use and provides comprehensive instructions. He develops for not just one device, but for many e.g. SuperSu, Odin mobile, etc. He also provides easy rooting solutions like cf root so that masses of n00bs can enjoy a rooted device experience. The fact is that he has made it easier for many to enjoy and maintain their devices period. I don't even know the guy, never even asked him a question, but the fact is, I've read his posts, learned a lot and use his tools on a daily basis without ever once thanking him. So, thanks, Chainfire for making my and many others rooted experience a joy. P.S. I will be buying your paid apps soon and hope others will do the same.
[General Topics] szabof1:
Thanks to Epsylon3

I am thankful for his development (CM7, CM9, CM10) and hacking the bootloader of Motorola Defy to Epsylon3. He (together with Quarx) did a lot for our Defy.
[General Topics] leonardo-lavazza:
+1 for Indie and his great work

Best ROM I had so far!
[General Topics] Johnny Wishbone:
I am most thankful for ::indie:: and his Omega roms for Galaxy S2,S3 and Note2.

Without ::indie:: my Note2 and my girlfriends S3 would suck bigtime.

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[General Topics] firomero:
yes there are many devs that deserve the vote but since is just 1 ..............

+1 for Indie OMEGA WIZZARD
[General Topics] Anthartic Rain:
INDIE is my favourite in this contest.

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[General Topics] willverduzco:
Alright, guys! The contest is now closed!

Thank you to everyone (and I do mean everyone) who participated. A winner will be announced in the coming week!
[General Topics] MonkeyMage:
Thanks indie

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[General Topics] abhi.eternal:
The madness comes to an end! While I voted for Quarx, I am starting to appreciate ::indie::'s work too. I know how much work Quarx put in for Defy and I guess the same can be said for ::indie:: for his ROMs. It's a shame that there is only one N7 to give out (and that too in a US! postcode) as both of these devs deserve to get one each as evident from the support they have gathered in this heck of a thread.
[General Topics] geovass:
+1 for Indie and his great work on the OMEGA ROMS...

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[General Topics] FcukBloat:
the contest is closed.. please guys..............
[General Topics] Publicity:
Would like to thank indie for his hard work on omega roms. I think he's really great and you can tell he's put a lot of work in the project. Indie is the best!
[General Topics] Nagk:
Indie for OMEGAs on SGS2 & SGS3,best used till today!
[General Topics] Gizmoe:
CONTEST ENDED ON 11/29
[General Topics] arisgiann:
+1 for Indie from me.......

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[General Topics] rawdaddymagraden:
Contest is over guys :)
[General Topics] FcukBloat:
would you care read at least the POST JUST ABOVE YOURS????????????
[General Topics] Deadly:
Leave it guys... its nothing new.. they will post even if we change thread title to contest over...

I wish mods had locked this thread as it was for contest and now its over..

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[General Topics] willverduzco:
Thanks, everyone, for the amazing (and abundant) contest entries! So who's interested in hearing the winners?

I'm still re-examining all of the responses, but will have the final winners some time later this week or early next week. That said, we've already determined the winning developer!

XDA Recognized Developer Quarx, congratulations on your new Nexus 7. Thank you for development work and contributions to the community. Please send me a PM with your shipping address, and I will send you your device as soon as your winning nominator is chosen.

Cheers!
[General Topics] defim:
Great, Quarx deserved it!

Btw, i know the "thanks" button, but

Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day

sucks!
[General Topics] fryingpan0613:
I thought it was limited to users in the US?

sent from my awesomely huge Note II