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Originally Posted by superevilllama
Yes I agree.. I was just saying in response to a previous post about adding or customizing roms that it is possible to add things via a kitchen. I am definitely waiting for the "fixed and perfected OS" (if such will ever exist). Without such, the kitchen is basically useless or at least only able to be used to add things.
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Agreed. And what's really frustrating is watching noobs download all the various incarnations thinking they are getting an actual "fix", not understanding that all they are getting is someone's idea of what is a good combination of programs.
My hat's off to dishe, dcd, and the others for trying to figure out a magic combination to make a stable base OS, but as I've previously said I don't think it's going to happen without some fundamental changes at the driver and OS level. I'm involved with software development and QA in my profession, and one of the most intensive and maddening parts is regression testing. That's where the rubber meets the road and is the most time consuming. As they've experienced first hand, a certain ROM setup might work on one device, in a certain coverage area, on a certain carrier, with certain programs loaded, etc, but not work on someone else's device. I don't think the average consumer (not the above mentioned folks) grasps how hard and difficult regression testing is, and that no matter how much money you spend on it you will NEVER be 100% right, especially when you have thousands of customers subjecting the device to thousands of different working conditions.
No matter what though, I'm still very optimistic for the 6800 platform and I'm sticking with it. Once the BT problems are worked out, GPS unlocked, and Rev A gets here, you going to see some very wonderful applications on this device. If Sprint decides to release a Mogul II with more memory, even better (not holding my breath on that one).
To me, the future looks bright. Just have to be a little patient.