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** Jan 31, 2010 update message : Devvy Awards for 2009

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8. Special Achievement in Device Operating System Level Engineering for Windows Mobile

(Covers foundational works like HardSPL, as well as Driver development and the enabling of Linux, then Android 1.5 to run native on a Windows Mobile device)

- schaps - (Advanced Config tool)

- OliNex (hard spl )

- (aserg policies ??)

- darkstar62 - developed Android OS running native on WMphone, from scratch, linux drivers. As someone asked him "Will there be any ways to run Windows Mobile games on it?" "Yes -- reboot your phone :) .Our Android installation doesn't replace Windows Mobile -- it runs completely from storage card. So in effect, you can dual boot (though you need to boot Android from WM; you can't boot directly in yet).

- ChainFire - FPU Enabler, GFX Boost, HD2 OpenGl ES 2 Patch/Driver

FPU Enabler, one of this things that simply makes our phones better. FPU Enabler...well it enabled FPU lol, on such devices the Omnia line of phones and htos with Snapdragon. GFX Boost, an app which again makes our phones better. Enabling "QTV" mode for certain surfaces making the whole phone to run smoother. Related to the MSM7xxx chipset which is really popular choice of HTC these days. HD2 OpenGL ES2 Patch, yet again another app by chainfire designed for the people! Patches yet another failed driver by HTC/Qualcomm. Increases OpenGL 2 performance on snapdragon phones by around 500%!. Simply amazing.

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9. Special Recognition for Multiple-Year Achievements in pre-2009 Development of the Most Widely-Adopted Apps & Utilities on the Windows Mobile platform*

(* These will not be pitted against each other. All nominees who have been posted and seconded with some explanatory reason or rationale will receive Recognition Awards. Each of the developers of foundational apps & utilities (pre-2009) which achieved widespread adoption as almost "essential apps" should be recognized. Examples of those deserving of multi-year recognition:

- vijay -- dialers, phone tools

- Menneisyys -- expert reviews, browser & other software complete roundups and reviews

- Mort (Mortscript),

- tene (PCMkeyboard,

- A_C for S2U2,

- dotFred's apps,

- Alexander Roshal (PocketRAR)

- Christian Ghisler (Total Commander CE) who greatly improved usability of our devices.

- .................... (QuickMenu)

- larna + suprbro + burt (iContact - non-Picture-list, and Picture-list editions)

- noonski

- PaulDgroot -- for early theme work on the newer phone dialers

- bluemetalaxe -- for his outstanding collection of "iphone-like" clean, polished icons usable on various interface shells such as iFonz, androkkid, and many others. Nothing like a visual that encapsulates the name & function of the app or utility just thru its clean stark visual design.

- ChainFire -- For: WMWifiRouter, KaiserTweak (base for all the "Tweaks" apps), Kaiser 3D Driver, and CFC (ChainFireCompression) (WMWifiRouter monumental program that added huge functionality to our phones that even HTC ripped off in there wifi app. KaiserTweaks a simple application that has just simply not gone away. First with the kaiser and has been reborn in all the other tweak apps. Kaiser 3d Driver: Driver that turned our kaisers from lame no gpu device into something we could actually be proud. The biggest of them all, CFC. Almost every new HTC devices comes with Manila, and thanks to CFC this great UI is even better. It can be reasonable to say that almost every custom rom with manila has Chainfires CFC in it. This CFC has even gone to other phones such as the omnia 2 and x1. If its Manila, CFC made it better.

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10. Special Devvy Recognition for ROM Chefs Hall of Fame from all the early years of XDA outstanding ROM development

(Missing names; This is a list that only the most veteran members of XDA can fill in ... for example, for the T-Mobile Wing: PapaMopps, itje, ttrans, ivan, aserg, several other clean minimal ROMS)

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11. Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Writing & Design, including Tutorials, Guides, User Manuals, Wiki Writing & Editing,

and Video Presentations

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Missing names; many are Moderators of forums; such as the Mod for Q&A main forum; many of you know these names at the drop of a hat)

- Menneisyys -- expert reviews, browser & other software complete roundups and reviews

- nir36 -- guides a-plenty; Moderator of Q&A forum

- ace10134 (How to Guide (For Wing) l How to Cook (Wing) l How to Flash TP2 l How to Flash via MicroSD (TP2) l How to Format MicroSD to FAT32)

- Mr. Makk (for his excellent universal tutorials)

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12. Outstanding Community Achievement Providing Consistent Practical, Helpful, Clear Feedback and Q&A Support in any Forum (Multiple Recognition Awards in this Category, not voted on, but rather derived from the nomination rationale posted here, for any XDA-helper (including the Developer), in any or all Forums)

- nir36

- orb3000 (welcoming the newbies and participation in the Anti-Spam Team)

- noonski

- Menneisyys

Missing names

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Division 1 ...... WINDOWS MOBILE Operating System

1. Outstanding Achievement for New Application Development for Windows Mobile

2. Outstanding Achievement for Essential OS Replacement Interface Components & Functions for Windows Mobile (these would include Keyboards, Dialers, Contacts, Notification Systems, etc)

3. Outstanding Achievement for Interface Shell & Application Launcher for Windows Mobile

4. Outstanding Achievement for Utility/Applet/Scripting development for Windows Mobile

5. Outstanding Achievement for Widget development or Plug-ins for "Today" or "Home" Screen for Windows Mobile (these are differentiated from utilities & applets due to their plug-in nature, but more specifically pulling in & displaying realtime updatable information from Web or other full-scale sources)

6. Outstanding Achievement for ROM Performance & Usability, per individual phone device running Windows Mobile

7. Outstanding Achievement for Theming & Skinning development for Windows Mobile, (across all ROMS, applications, wallpapers)

8. Special Achievement in Device Operating System Level Engineering for Windows Mobile

(Covers foundational works like HardSPL, as well as Driver development and the enabling of Linux, then Android 1.5 to run native on a Windows Mobile device)

9. Special Recognition for Multiple-Year Achievements in pre-2009 Development of the Most Widely-Adopted Apps & Utilities on the Windows Mobile platform*

(* These will not be pitted against each other. All nominees who have been posted and seconded with an explanatory reason or rationale will receive Recognition Awards. Each of the developers of foundational apps & utilities (pre-2009) which achieved widespread adoption as almost "essential apps" should be recognized. )

10. Special Devvy Recognition for XDA ROM Chefs Hall of Fame from all the early years of XDA-developers website's outstanding ROM development

Division 2 ..... Sitewide Information Access & Support

11. Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Writing & Design, including Tutorials, Guides, User Manuals, Wiki Writing & Editing, and Video Presentations.

12. Outstanding Community Achievement Providing Consistent Practical, Helpful, Clear Feedback and Q&A Support in any Forum (Multiple Recognition Awards in this Category, not voted on, but rather derived from the nomination rationale posted here, for any XDA-helper (including the Developer), in any or all Forums)

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