Schiffres wrote: > This thread is intended to create a comprehensive list of desired > features, improvements, and upgrades you would desire to see in a > future Android release.
Approximately three-quarters of the content of this list is "desired features, improvements, and upgrades you would desire to see in a future Android release", frequently packaged as tirades, rants, and insults. There are thousands of requests logged in http://b.android.com and internal-to-OHA issue trackers. We are not short of things to do, nor are we short on opinions of which of them are important. In other words, what you are trying to do has been done before, repeatedly, frequently, and frustratingly. We *are* short on people to actually DO THE WORK. You seem like a bright, capable, energized person. Why not help Android, rather than talk about what others should be doing to help Android? You seem to like to write. Android could use all sorts of things written, from application reviews to end-user guides to developer documentation. All of that will materially and directly help the platform. If you have programming experience, why not head over to http://b.android.com and see if there are any itches you see there that you would like to scratch? Or, scratch some of your own itches and publish the results. Or, write the definitive guide to help newcomers get going on modifying the low-level firmware (C) or frameworks and apps (Java) that go in a system image. All of that will materially and directly help the platform. Do you want to play critic? Exercise the applications and file concrete specific bug reports, with useful steps to reproduce the problem, over on http://b.android.com. Or, volunteer to help test some third-party apps, perhaps with an eye towards those that might wind up contributing to the firmware (e.g., K9). All of that will materially and directly help the platform. Do you know people in the consumer electronics industry? Evangelize Android and its devices, to try to get interest in people distributing devices, making quality accessories, or perhaps creating devices of their own. All of that will materially help the platform, albeit perhaps more indirectly than the other ideas in this list. Do you enjoy public speaking or event organizing? Organize an Android Bar Camp for your region, to get together interested folk for a day to talk about each others' experiences with Android. Or record an Android podcast series. Or see if there is interest in an "Intro to Android" seminar at your local university. All of that will materially and directly help the platform. Do you speak and write multiple languages? Consider offering your assistance in translating key online Android material to other languages, whether that be official documentation or seminal third-party material. Or start a separate localized discussion list for Android developers, to help spur interest from and deliver information to people who are not facile in English. All of that will materially and directly help the platform. I'm sure I can come up with more ideas if you feel this list is insufficient for your needs. Any of these things would be significantly more valuable to Android than the thread you keep trying to start. Any of these things will help the people that do them make a mark for themselves within the world of Android, with possible benefits to their professional careers. If you have questions about any of these ideas or how to get started, let me know. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Training: http://commonsware.com/training.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
