It's only a matter of time until a thread like this starts, so I figured I'd get the ball rolling.
The situation of judging ADC2 apps, built for Android 1.5, on later versions just got a whole lot worse with the release of 2.0. It's well known that 1.6 broke a number of ADC2 apps; we're now beginning to see it spreading to more entries with this latest release. So unless the situation changes, even more developers who sweated blood getting their best efforts out by August 31 are now summarily, randomly removed from the competition, through no fault of their own. I've been thinking about this since it started with 1.6, and personally, I see two possible ways forward. 1. Allow ALL developers to submit an update to their ADC2 apps. Not just those whose apps were obviously broken by donut or eclair, but all of us. This is the only way to keep a level playing field while allowing regression bugs to be worked around. Of course, the field still won't be entirely level - some devs released their apps outside of ADC2 and have been actively working on them for the last 2 months, while others have not - but it's the only fair way to allow fixes. 2. Remove the public-judging component of Round 2, and supply the expert judges with v1.5 handsets for their use. This would truly be a level playing field for all participants, but does change the balance of judging which was originally laid out. Both options involve changing the rules midstream, of course, but one could well argue that the release of 1.6 and 2.0 has already done that. String Disclaimer: my interest in this just got a lot sharper, as my entry was fine with 1.6 but broke under 2.0. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
