hi muthu Apr 14 is also Bangla New Years Day called "Pohela Boishak" in bengali but im going to celebrate it on 15 because im 11th hour believer and hanging in the 12th hour of 3 app :((
btw: Happy new year 2 day advance On 4/11/08, Muthu Ramadoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Apr 14 - Tamil New Years Day. We'll be partying anyways! > > > Dan Morrill wrote: > > Oh my goodness! You know, that didn't even occur to us. In fact, > > uh.... I'll be right back, after I find my W2. > > > > State of my personal taxes asides, I can tell you that we are NOT > > going to be "filing for an extension" for the Challenge. :) The > > deadline will remain the 14th. > > > > - Dan > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Shane Isbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] > > > <mailto:[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! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks. > > Muthu Ramadoss > http://mobeegal.in http://androidrocks.in http://intellibitz.com > http://twitter.com/intellibitz http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz > http://slideshare.net/intellibitz > http://groups.google.com/group/android-chennai > +91 44 22476750 > > We develop innovative search solutions using LBS for Android. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. 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