May be Google is trying to prevent exactly this. They don't want people to take existing open source projects and submit it as an ADC2 entry.
take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz http://androidrocks.googlecode.com - Android Consulting. Sent from Chennai, TN, India Mitch Hedberg<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mitch_hedberg.html> - "My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them." On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Peli <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just received this email from a developer: > "did OI submit the OI File Manager to ADC1? because we are making some > modifications on it and wonder if it is eligible for ADC2." > > It seems people will be ripping out whatever they can from open source > applications, to assemble their ADC 2 entry - while the open source > projects themselves are not eligible to participate... :-( > > What shall I reply? > > Peli > www.openintents.org > > On May 28, 10:12 am, Peli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ".. updated versions of applications entered in the ADC 1 contest are > > > ineligible for ADC 2." > > > > I also think this rule needs careful explanation. What is an updated > > version, and what is a new application? > > > > Is it sufficient to change the name, icon, look, and add a few new > > features? > > > > If not, what if a competitor wrote an application that was similar, > > but had different name, icon, look and a few new features? Would that > > be a brand new application? > > > > Technically, the minimum requirements on Android to have a "new" > > application is to have a new and unique package name (because then no > > update of previously installed software is possible). Is this the only > > requirement that is meant? > > > > Peliwww.openintents.org > > > > On May 28, 2:10 am, Spencer Riddering <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ".. updated versions of applications entered in the ADC 1 contest are > > > ineligible for ADC 2." > > > > > I can't tell you how disappointed I am to read this. I've spent the > > > past year preparing for ADC 2. I've rewritten my ADC 1 entry at least > > > once since ADC 1 but the name and overall concepts behind my > > > application are the same. I've also significantly enhanced the the > > > features and usability. I've been careful not to publish my > > > application. > > > > > When Dan Morrill said "I also hope that the developers of the other > > > great apps that didn't receive prizes will consider the second Android > > > Developer Challenge, which should begin later this year." I thought > > > this implied that ADC 1 entries would be fair game for ADC 2. > > > Apparently I was wrong. > > > > > Spencer > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
