Looks like we have consensus Joe is going to be happy :)
On 4/15/13 10:24 AM, "Andrew Grieve" <agri...@chromium.org> wrote: >+1 DROP! > > >On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My Nexus One latest upgradeable OS is 2.3.6 >> >> +1 for dropping fwiw >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Lorin Beer <lorin.beer....@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > +1 for dropping >> > >> > Steve found a Nexus One in his filing cabinet last week, wonder what >>that >> > was running ... >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Tommy-Carlos Williams >> > <to...@devgeeks.org>wrote: >> > >> > > Hahahah... >> > > >> > > It was on "Catch of the Day" (an Australian daily deals type site). >> > > >> > > Ideos X1 - Android 2.2 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > On 11/04/2013, at 7:43 AM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Was this on Craigslist? >> > > > >> > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:16 PM, tommy-carlos Williams >> > > > <to...@devgeeks.org> wrote: >> > > >> I saw a 2.2 device for sale the other day. I had a sad. >> > > >> >> > > >> +1 for dropping it. >> > > >> >> > > >> On 11/04/2013, at 6:11, Lucas Holmquist <lholm...@redhat.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >>> On our AeroGear project, the lowest thing we support on android >>is >> > > 2.3, so +1 for removing >> > > >>> On Apr 10, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: >> > > >>> >> > > >>>> Lets give this a few days to make sure we're not about hurt >> anyone. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> (I'm in favor of removing support.) >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Michael Wolf < >> > > michael.w...@cynergy.com>wrote: >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>> Fwiw I wasn't saying 2.3, but 2.2. The consideration of >> supporting >> > > 2.3 >> > > >>>>> goes based on who your consumer base is, and if 2.3 is worth >>it >> > (had >> > > >>>>> several customers recently where this is a serious >>discussion). >> > > AnywhoŠ >> > > >>>>> loosing 2.2 I don't think would hurt the community greatly. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> mw >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> On 4/10/13 2:54 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>>> Anyone who thinks we don't need 2.3 support needs to look at >> what >> > I >> > > >>>>>> was considering purchasing for my US phone when on road >>trips to >> > > weird >> > > >>>>>> places like Idaho: >> > > >>>>> >> > > >> > >> >>http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/prepay/getPhoneDetail.do?item=prepayIt >>e >> > > >>>>>> m&selectedPhoneId=6093&selectedPlanCatId=4997 >> > > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Michael Wolf < >> > > michael.w...@cynergy.com> >> > > >>>>>> wrote: >> > > >>>>>>> Generally we are pushing clients to not touch anything lower >> than >> > > 2.3 >> > > >>>>>>> (And >> > > >>>>>>> having serious discussions about their need for 2.3 >>support). >> So >> > > from a >> > > >>>>>>> cordova users perspective this wouldn't bother me. >> > > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>> mw >> > > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>> On 4/10/13 2:10 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>> Android 2.2 is a pain point because we only have one >>device in >> > the >> > > >>>>>>>> Vancouver office that is on that version of Android (LG >> Optimus >> > > 3D). >> > > >>>>>>>> I'm sure that other places have more of them, but they are >> > > becoming >> > > >>>>>>>> increasingly rare, and I'd rather us only have to test 2.3 >>and >> > > higher >> > > >>>>>>>> when we prepare for a release. >> > > >>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Braden Shepherdson >> > > >>>>>>>> <bra...@chromium.org> wrote: >> > > >>>>>>>>> Do we have a picture of what this would gain us? What are >>the >> > > pain >> > > >>>>>>>>> points >> > > >>>>>>>>> in terms of bugs or missing APIs between 2.2 and 2.3? I >>have >> > the >> > > vague >> > > >>>>>>>>> impression that there are several things, but I actually >> don't >> > > know. >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> If there are advantages, I'm all for it. >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> Braden >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Joe Bowser < >> bows...@gmail.com >> > > >> > > >>>>> wrote: >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>> Hey >> > > >>>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>> Good news everyone! Android 2.2 (Froyo) has dipped below >>5%. >> > > This >> > > >>>>>>>>>> means that we can safely drop support for this version of >> > > Android and >> > > >>>>>>>>>> set our lower bound to Android 2.3. The cool thing about >> this >> > > is >> > > >>>>>>>>>> that >> > > >>>>>>>>>> we will only support devices that you can actually buy >>in a >> > > store at >> > > >>>>>>>>>> this point, which I think is something that we should aim >> > > towards. >> > > >>>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>> Honestly, if Key Lime Pie figured out a way to get 4.x >> > > functionality >> > > >>>>>>>>>> on single-core devices, that'd be awesome, but I highly >> doubt >> > > it. :( >> > > >>>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>> So, what do people think about getting rid of Froyo >>support? >> > > >>>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>>> Joe >> > > >>> >> > > >> > > >> > >>
