CyanogenMod's incognito mode [LWN.net]

CyanogenMod's incognito mode

Posted Jul 25, 2013 8:29 UTC (Thu) by acunningham (guest, #9368)
Parent article: CyanogenMod's incognito mode

Last time I checked, the CyanogenMod developers took the attitude that the software they produced was purely for their own use, and they weren't interested in bug reports, feature requests, or other feedback from outside their group. Attempts to provide such feedback were met with indifference or silence. Is that still the case? If so, then the CyanogenMod project is worthless as far as I'm concerned and reports on its progress are of very little interest.

CyanogenMod's incognito mode

Posted Jul 25, 2013 17:45 UTC (Thu) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link] (3 responses)

It's your loss, not theirs!

CyanogenMod's incognito mode

Posted Jul 25, 2013 20:07 UTC (Thu) by acunningham (guest, #9368) [Link] (2 responses)

Indeed, and unfortunately there's not much I or other potential end users can realistically do about it.

CyanogenMod's incognito mode

Posted Jul 27, 2013 5:22 UTC (Sat) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link] (1 responses)

I'm an end user and I'm very happy with the project. Yes, the XDA forums are an irritating support channel, but they do work. The situation is not as dire as you claim.

In fact, in the future I would not be surprised if more large projects go in this direction. The number of person hours required to maintain a spam-free support channel and bug tracker is simply staggering.

CyanogenMod's incognito mode

Posted Jul 27, 2013 8:51 UTC (Sat) by acunningham (guest, #9368) [Link]

In that case they much have changed their policies in the last year or two. Good to hear!