Actually, I think that Google setting the date one day before taxes are due to the IRS, violated their "Do not be evil" mantra.
Shane On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 11:08 PM, tberthel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think they would be unable to since they only have 2 weeks to pick > the winners. They can't change the May deadline only the submission > date, and that was pushed as far as they could without turning all of > Google and OHA into judging centers. They could not afford to do it > over 5 million. > > On Apr 10, 12:38 am, luke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is anyone other than me in need of just a little more time on their > > Android Developer Challenge submission? I have barely been sleeping > > for stretches of days at a time to try and get my submission > > implemented and working, and I need more time before the deadline, > > otherwise I may not be able to submit anything working (the last > > pieces have to come together before the whole thing works, fingers > > crossed). > > > > Justification for the request: > > ** Huge amounts of the API are not well documented, and half the time > > the Javadoc doesn't even work in Eclipse, it is not stored in a > > completely compatible format (bug: > http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35 > > ). > > ** Also, I keep hitting random bugs in the tools (Eclipse plugin and > > even the Dalvik VM), as I'm thrashing them pretty hard, and these bugs > > are slowing down development. > > ** If an application isn't quite complete, it may be unusable and > > therefore not worth submitting, meaning a small amount of time can > > make the difference between a good submission and months of wasted > > time if you simply can't submit in the current form. > > ** Giving more time during the period where people are uber-motivated > > (i.e. before the deadline) will only result in a larger number of high- > > quality applications. > > ** Giving more time doesn't hurt anyone, everybody can add more > > spit&polish to their apps regardless of whether they're "finished" or > > not... > > > > To other Developer Chalenger entrants: If you are struggling to get > > the submission done in time, and if a little extra time will make or > > break your submission, please post a short reply in the following > > format, designating the bare minimum estimated extra time you would > > need. I can only hope that Google will see this post and consider one > > more slight change of date, but at the very least this can be > > considered a poll that will hopefully give an indication of where > > everybody is at. > > > > <+> 1 week > > > > You do not need to reply if you have finished your submission or if > > you disagree with requesting an extension, please start another thread > > for that if you want. I post this message at the risk of receiving > > the sort of response that came last time the issue of deadline > > extension came up ("But I've worked so hard on getting this done by > > the deadline!"). Extra time helps everybody involved. > > > > Google: I know there are numerous timing constraints you have to > > juggle with respect to how the next 6 months or so is going to unfold, > > so I know this date can't be pushed off indefinitely... but I hope you > > will please see if there is any more give in the schedule! I can only > > imagine there has been schedule creep with all internal aspects of > > Android and the OHA too... > > > > Thanks! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
