I'll be happy if the deadline is extended .....and I agree that 4/14
is too close to tax-day
Of course, I'm partly to blame because I started working on the app
late

However, a number of twists (e.g. just this week, we found out that
challenge-entries cannot submit kml or geodb files etc, 19% hang error
etc.) are making life a bit more difficult.

I can use any extra time I get (from just one extra day to one extra
week)

On Apr 9, 11:32 pm, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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:
>
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>
>
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> > 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!- Hide quoted text -
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