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Root Sad Day for the Android Community

OutOfPhase

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I noticed today that there were not tweets from Droid Th3ory, so I started doing some looking and found this. This is quoted from DT nexus thread over at Rootzwikki.

Ya know... 8 months ago I was just a user that made a ROM, I still consider myself the same, and those that have been around me for a time know I have ALWAYS only considered myself that. That mentality is what has always kept my patience, passion, and the fun I have making things. I have always learned, looked up to and showed nothing but respect to the Devs, I promote and retweet their ROMs, always talk highly, and have always been impressed with the cool shit they have done. Up until today, I thought the respect I have always showed was something I have received... but that is NOT the case. I have always thought the comradery in the community was a awesome thing, the more and more have have been part of it, I have realized that was not always the case, but still a great thing none the less. Not until now did I realize there is nothing but snakes in the grass ready to strike. Devs I have spoke with on numerous occasions, asked questions to and answered questions for are NOT collegues nor E Friends and too be honest, I am quite surprised that I was completely unaware of the intentions.

Now with all that said, I have NEVER Claimed my build to be pure AOSP, Full CM9, or VZW Leak Based. I compile some AOSP, Use soem of the cool stuff CM has brought to us, and use system apps from the leak because they work. I NEVER gave the impression my ROM was anything it wasn't.. As my Thread Title has always said "[ROM] AXI0M". That is all it was... Simply a ROM. I ALWAYS gave credit to the big boys that made cool stuff or patched things that I have used. I always made my own edits, my own tweaks and I have always been proud of what came out the other end, and judging by the people that run the ROMS, I have reason to be proud. The reason for all the hours, and the time is simple... I did not do for donations, i did not do it for popularity, and I did not do it as a job. I have fun learning and using what is finished. Unlike MANY.. I NEVER asked for donations, when I did receive them I ALWAYS responded with a email showing my appreciation. Hell, I have refunded some that were just TOO large. It was NEVER about that. And further more... I only paid for the hosting with any donations I have received. I don't campaign for people to buy me a phone, I buy my own. It is MY Hobby, My Fun, and My Phone. I am 35 years old, I built my business from nothing over 15 years ago and I am still a well respected builder and I am there everyday with my guys working. I am not some pompous guy sitting behind his computer trolling others, checking my PayPal in the next browser tab.

This is (What I thought) was a community of Open Source, something we all get together and work on where Users turn into to Dev and Themers and something cool gets produced. Instead, it is politics, post count, popularity, and donation tallies. People calling other people thieves for using OPEN SOURCE, Fixes, and Mods others have done. Kind of like you/we are all doing from Google.

Anyway.. I have enjoyed doing this for the time I have been. It has been great, and with the exception of the ones referred to I have made friends and met some cool people. But I don't want to be apart of this drama, nonsense, and kid games that come along with this HOBBY. Nothing but repect to everyone who have stood by me and have had fun running the ROMS. Much love!! There are A LOT of talented DEVs around, so there will always be cool stuff to run.

Rock on,

Jason

I don't know exactly what happened but who ever pulled this crap has done a great disservice to the android community by pushing one of the better developers away from users who appreciate the work he did and accomplished. Just remember who hand a hand in developing R3L3AS3DRoot and 43V3R Root for the BIONIC every time you need to save your *** when you are bootlooping.
 
That totally sucks! People are so rude, the whole point of android is open source and giving credit to make things betterfor everyone!
 
The problem lies in the basic nature of human beings - and those of us that cannot transcend above that basic nature.

Yes - And unfortunately, those "cannots" have accounts and can do some real damage with them by being trolls. It boggles my mind that they exist and that you can find them on almost any forum on any topic. AND that they're ready to make sure they ruin things for ALL of us. :(
 
Yeah I saw that same kind of mess in the LG Ally community. Bunch of politics Devs fighting Devs, back biting and Devs leaving. Its not Cool

Sorry someone so pure of heart and intentions had to get burned like this.
Very Sad.

For what its worth I am sorry you had to go through that Jason. :(
 
From what I have read was another dev was accusing him of stealing his work along with dealing with idiots who shouldnt have a smartphone. People seem to ignore the OP and always bitch and complain about how to thatthis and that. Also his website was hacked. Its simple once you root your phone you take risks. Installing someones rom doesnt give you the right to bitch and whine about why this and that dont work. Its his work, his project, his hobby. You dont like it then dont install it. Only you and only you chose to take that risk to install his work. People are bitching about him being sensitive. I say to hell with them. He does what he wants with his work. Its sad to see DT go and I hope the same doesnt happen to DH. I want my ICS fix >.>
 
Jason (DT),

You have done wonderful work and I love Kin3t3x as I did R3l3as3d.

Like others have said "to hell with them".

You will be sorely missed by a lot of people for your outstanding and high quality efforts.
 
This is really a shame. I thought the same way he did and that everything here was open and free (unless you wanted to donate). I'm glad I read this because I was toying with the idea of trying to create a custom ROM.

I thank the OP and "Jason" for the insight and say that I am disappointed in the "community" for letting this happen (no one here obviously). He made great custom ROMs and will be missed among giants (imo).


Too bad we lost a great one.
 
From what I have read was another dev was accusing him of stealing his work along with dealing with idiots who shouldnt have a smartphone. People seem to ignore the OP and always bitch and complain about how to that this and that. Also his website was hacked. Its simple once you root your phone you take risks. Installing someones rom doesn't give you the right to bitch and whine about why this and that don't work. Its his work, his project, his hobby. You dont like it then don't install it. Only you and only you chose to take that risk to install his work. People are bitching about him being sensitive. I say to hell with them. He does what he wants with his work. Its sad to see DT go and I hope the same doesn't happen to DH. I want my ICS fix >.>
 
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This is terrible news!! At first I thought maybe someone fundamentally important might have died, but it's worse!! My favorite dev for my favorite phone quit because of the few haters in the world!

This is a terrible start to my day :( :( We should all write letters to him to let him know how much he will be missed. Maybe if the community shows him how much he is missed, then he might come back some day!
 
I remember when Kinetix was released for the Bionic with the various PAX; then a dev got nasty on his thread, I followed the thread because I installed the ROM and was patiently and excitedly waiting for a maintenance update DT said he was gonna grind out before working on the Razr.

It's a shame! DT, DH and their crew brought a lot of excitement to the droid dev community. I'm not a dev but after witnessing what these guys were capable of; in so short a time they've been around, has inspired me to get into the dev scene.

The Theory team guys worked fast and furiously, they helped a lot of droid users and they always gave credit to those that deserved it. I think it was jealousy, butthurt egos and it's a dam shame!:mad:
 
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