CyanogenMod Needs Your Help(cyanogenmod.com)

145 pointsby carusen14 anni fa24 comments

cyanogenmod.com

CyanogenMod Needs Your Help

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-needs-your-help

15 comments

mhartl14 anni fa

CyanogenMod is not a for-profit business.

Maybe they should be.

a_a_r_o_n14 anni fa

Can builds be done on a SETI at Home sort of arrangement?

phpnode14 anni fa

probably not without serious security implications. I don't think there's a distributed java compiler available so you'd also have to write that first

DanBC14 anni fa

> If you’d like to contribute, please use the PayPal donation link at the bottom of the page

Hope PayPal doesn't freeze their account. There've been several stories on HN about people doing a donation fund-raise and suddenly getting frozen accounts.

jrockway14 anni fa

I've read in the newspaper that a number of people are murdered in New York City every year. But just because you read about high profile cases in the news doesn't mean you're likely to be murdered.

cullenking14 anni fa

Wish I could help, I am a big fan of CM. I have a spare newer poweredge, but I don't have any more room or power in my 1/3rd cabinet to rack it :(

joezydeco14 anni fa

Why do they need 50+ builds a day? Is that one configuration per handset? Do end-users need daily builds?

ch0wn14 anni fa

There are a lot of end-users willing to test the builds and provide feedback to the developers. So there's definitely a benefit for both sides.

And yes, there are builds for every handset. You can have a look at them at github[0].

[0] https://github.com/cyanogenmod

jrockway14 anni fa

Continuous integration?

bandarman14 anni fa

Definitely avoid charging for CM - that will put a total damper on community enthusiasm. The better approach would be to rationalize builds - we don't have to have nightly builds. IMHO even weekly builds would be plenty.

bryanlarsen14 anni fa

Weekly builds would be fine if the nightlies never broke. But nightlies often do break. So you end up using yesterdays or the day before. But going in back in time with weeklies pushes you back much quicker.

rhizome14 anni fa

However, there may emerge a development process that obviates some of those breakages.

ivanbernat14 anni fa

I have a special kind of hate for (custom skinned BS company versions of) Android, and back when my Galaxy S crashed and burned, CM was here to bring it back from the dead. While I don't own an Android at the moment, I'll definitely donate.

bandarman14 anni fa

Thank heaven for community supported firmware - Amen.

deyan14 anni fa

Thanks for the link. I don't use CM at the moment but recognize the importance of what they do and just donated.

As an aside, it would be great if they keep up support for N1 :)

jvandenbroeck14 anni fa

Put the paypal link in the post! I'm sure that will increase donations significantly, not everybody wants to scroll down that long list of comments..

alexseman14 anni fa

To this day these guys have put a huge amount of effort into making our handsets awesome. They deserve even our most humble help.

PanMan14 anni fa

How long does building 1 ROM take on decent hardware? Are we talking minutes, or closer to hours?

klausa14 anni fa

I never build one myself, but from my idling in #cyanogenmod-touchpad I think it's around 2, maybe 3 hours.

ascendant14 anni fa

Building ICS takes at least 3-4 hours from what I've heard first-hand from people at my company that have done it.

mike-cardwell14 anni fa

They've reached their goal:

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/weve-reached-our-goal

moreati14 anni fa

The target has been reached. Two noteworthy comments from the post, in the order I saw them.

"I'm the MD of Bytemark Hosting in the UK, and noticed that you'd asked for donations for a CyanogenMod build farm. We have a few machines that would meet your requirements (or can easily upgrade a couple) and increasing numbers of our staff think it is a very cool project. [...] Please email me - matthew(at)bytemark.co.uk - and let us know what your ideal systems would be." -- http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-needs-your-help#...

"Thank you all! The goal has been reached after 8 hours!!! You guys rock! [...] For those of you who volunteered hardware/servers, should the donation drive prove to be insufficient, we ask that you post your email or other contact info in the comments." -- http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-needs-your-help#...

leeoniya14 anni fa

been on CM since WiMAX/4g was added for the original Evo. $25 in, well deserved.

slash-dot14 anni fa

Made a donation as a thank you for making my zte blade usable till I can afford an upgrade. Hope they keep up the good work.