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The end of CyanogenMod??

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The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:09 am

Sure looks that way:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/ ... velopment/
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:39 am

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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:10 am

I love the corporate speak. We're pivoting to apps.
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:11 am

This is a real shame. That started out as a community project to free Android from all the vendor bloat. I totally understand trying to commercialize your product to make a buck, but it's sad when a project like that crashes and burns.
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:02 am

No. Cyanogenmod != Cyanogen OS or Cyanogen, Inc. The open-source project will still be there, albeit with fewer paid developers.
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:10 am

Yes, you're right, I jumped to some conclusions there. Hopefully the community keeps the project going strong.
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:16 pm

The community project will get hit hard too, as it'll lose a huge chunk of its actual development bandwidth. The trouble with free software is that very few customers will pay for something if they don't have to.
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 2:16 pm

Yeah, looks like CM (the ROM) will still exist, but development on it may slow down a lot. As a satisfied user of it for the last four years (ever since I've had a smartphone), I am very annoyed with this turn of events.
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Re: The end of CyanogenMod??

Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:18 pm

Heiwashin wrote:
I love the corporate speak. We're pivoting to apps.

Pivoting over backwards into our newest app: Shallow Grave.
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