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The following is crossposted from the midNIGHT ROM threads.
I'm not sure if Rob posted anywhere here yet, but as per his Twitter feed, he's having to make some sacrifices as a parent and is selling his Epic and extras on eBay. Unfortunately, this also means that he will no longer be developing for right now.
On behalf of myself, all of ACS, and the userbase at large, I'd like to thank Rob (ptfdmedic) for everything he's contributed to the Epic community, and all of the time and effort he's put in, in his already busy schedule and hectic life. Our very best wishes are with he and his family.
I and ACS fully support Rob's mission to spread autism awareness. I would like to encourage everyone who has not yet added an awareness banner to your signature to do so now, whether Rob's version, or the version in my signature, by ZHkilla.
But don't just toss up a banner and call it a day - if Rob has taught us anything, it's that autism is a disease that we the public really must understand better. Read the Wikipedia article, read Rob's blog, and keep in mind the challenges that parents of autistic children, and autistic individuals themselves face. Understand that those on the spectrum are people first and foremost, and that while they may be a little different, they deserve all the respect that any decent human beings deserve.
Once again, thank you Rob, for your generous donation of time and effort to making our phones run better, making this community more harmonious, and raising autism awareness. I didn't mean to steal your thunder if you were planning on making an announcement here as well as Twitter... but I wanted to say a few words anyway.
+1000...Thank you!
Thank's Rob.
Rob, thank you for everything you have done here for all of us and for always doing it with class and a huge heart. All the best to you and your family.
I read your blog a while back on The Man with Bare Hands and it really touched me. I never got around to posting a banner but will do so when I get home tonight. Best wishes.
Man that really sucks. I don't post here often but I check in on xda every time I have a free minute. You guys are all great at developing but ptfmedic has always stood out to me not just because of his roms but because he always seems to be very helpful and very patient with the questions around here. Genuinely seems like a great guy. I have also followed his blog on many occasions and yes a lot of it is vey touching. If he has to go I'm sure he will be missed by many.
My question is (without knowing any details about his situation) Is there enough members in the Epic forums to make a one time say $5 or $10 donation to a save ptfmedics Epic fund. Seems like he goes through a lot on a daily basis and that phone could be his only outlet. I hope I am not out of line even suggesting this but I hate to see such a valued member of this community have to leave.
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Thanks,donation sent,wish it could be more...
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This sucks . hate to see you go Rob.
You will be missed bro.
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This sucks . hate to see you go Rob.
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+1 on that one I have the Midnight Rom on my phone. I respect his decision. Is he broke or does he have to spend more time taking care of his family or both?
Thank YOU ROB!!! Will miss your work! Wish you and your family good luck! Stay strong!
Rob, dude. Thanks for everything! I have been running your ROM every since release. You are very talented bro and hope to see you in my next phone venture when things get better.
Wanted to add my thanks. Much respect Rob.
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A sad day for XDA
Rob,
Thank you for everything you've done for my phone and things you have taught me about life while reading your blog. I wish you and your family all the best.
THANK YOU
Thanks, k0nane
I also started the same type of thread over at ppcgeeks as well.
If k0nane still needs a phone maybe everyone could donate to a "buy Rob's phone for him" fund and kill two birds with one stone.
The head Chef of ACS doesn't have an Epic?
heathmcabee said:
The head Chef of ACS doesn't have an Epic?
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I've been going through the roundabout process of getting a new one for quite some time now. I should have one within the next week. Up until about 4/5 I'd had one since launch.
jamice4u said:
+1 on that one I have the Midnight Rom on my phone. I respect his decision. Is he broke or does he have to spend more time taking care of his family or both?
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Read his blog. It will give you a huge insight into his life and the daily battles he goes through. I've been lucky enough to be on his beta test team since version 2.6. In that time I got to know him as a person and not just as a member of the forums and rom chef, and for that I feel like I've been very lucky.
Thank you Rob.
Rob... your a really inspiring guy, you like too please everyone and use your free time to do this for us when you already do so much for your family... I never knew much about autism untill you opened my eyes and when I read your blog I see how much stress you go through and your about the nicest guy I've talked to... hope to see you around when you can get a new phone, thanks for all the work you've done for this community (this post probably doesn't have that great grammar, sorry)
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Dear Evo Developers, testers, flamers, themers, modders, and more...
Its time to say goodbye for now. Everyone of you have been so awesome.
Virus, for all the stupid questions I've had, not one time did you belittle me. Thank you.
Chubbz, you've become a good friend as we've joined the dev ranks together. Thank you.
xHausx and TMartin, you guys did some amazing stuff and the Ace Sense 2.1 port got my renewed faith in Sense 2.1. Thank you.
Myn, your talents are what brought me to xda in the beginning. After rooting the EVO, warm twopointtwo RL4 got it all started. While I thanked you a ton, my wife may be pissed for the countless hours I've invested learning from you.
Stiffspliff. Your Miui port got me back in the Ubuntu world and learned how to use kitchen to cook my first ROM. Thanks bro for taking time with the noob I was.
Team Xron, I'm honored and exited to be part of this team and look forward to what's in the chapters ahead.
Trollers.. nInn nnIn. (That would be the birds just for you guys) who have no freaking idea how to constructively help but be a little mamas boy and complain about every post in the wrong section. May your memberships get revoked...
GodZson, your design talents are awesome bro. Thanks for all you do and will do.
Vin, Sin, eVoKINGS, captain, Capychimp, seo, snq-, MikG, MisFit, Tiffany84, Valpak, tommytomato, Clark, solver, and so many more. Your Passion for the development, themeing, modding, testing, and helping have been undescribable. You turn noobs in to devs by helping and I can honestly say that the EVO community will forever be changed because of all of you. There have been friendships made, triumphs won, and what some (Htc) said could never be done were proved completely wrong. Thank you.
As for all you flashaholics. Meetings are still held daily here in the evo threads and now EVO 3d threads for monitored flashing and group therapy. lol, you all are awesome. We complain, get happy, mad, sad all because of the evo and the devs. Continue strong because YOU are why the evo is the best damn phone on the market. Thank you.
Moderators. Hats off to you guys for monitoring all these threads. Damn, some are like Judge Judy lol and its great to be thrown back on track after we drift from the topic at hand. Thanks.
I know there's more but hell, its 1:20am, cut me some slack..
I am trading this evo in in 6 hours and 42 minutes for the evo 3d. Of course, you will see me time to time, helping little or lots here... But I've been called to another place...
Thank you all, good night, and peace out...
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Best. Thread. Ever.
Sticky this now!
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Best. Thread. Ever.
Sticky this now!
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+1
Cya108 eVO!
Thanks for all u did for our Evo 4G. Your works & ports were awesome. Also we appreciate all the time u spent on each port u brought to us, giving our evo new lives as sense 2.1 & other ports. Hope to see u in the 3D world as soon as I or we get our EVO3D. All the Best Leoisright
Cya108 eVO!
Thanks for everything bro. Youre sensation port got the ball rolling for me to get that original kingdom rom zombified into something I could work with and eventually led me to the many projects I've been working on lately and look forward to hopefully following in your footsteps and picking one up myself in the near future. May god bless you on the path to a very bright evo 3d hacking future.
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Thank you and all of the other devs for all the time and work you guys have put into making this community what it is today! *sniffle* guess we'll see you around Leo :') *sniffle*
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Well all I can say is, you better have something ready for me when I get my 3D . See you later mate, hope to see you in the 3D forums kicking some arse like you did here!
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Sad day....
You made a best choice and right decision.As long as its not iphone we good
See ya on the other side bro
I can't wait to download this rom!
jk, good work on the root for Evo 3D so far, you guys are really working on it.
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I am trading this evo in in 6 hours and 42 minutes for the evo 3d. Of course, you will see me time to time, helping little or lots here... But I've been called to another place...
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My sentiments exactly and agree 100% with everything in your post. See you in the 3D Forums.
I just cant do it. Im in love with my evo people. If enough of my friends switch to the 3d...i will do so as well. But when you mod and flash as much as me, the phone is only as good as the community. In my opinion (with the exception of a couple of douches), evo has the best friends, devs, and moderators out of any of the 5 android devices ive owned. With that being said...i sold my old launch evo, and used my upgrades for 2 new evos. Ill be around for a while.
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Yeah Leo thanks for the contribution to this forum....really thanks to all the devs.....I think its now my time to step up and put my foot in the door with a new device....I'm very reluctant that things will go our way with the e3d.....see ya over there bro....1hr 10mins LOL
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First off you posted in the wrong secion . Thank bro for everything hope to see you soon in the 3D forum by the time I get there you better have something for me.
cya you soon in about 2 hours
Sad to see a great dev go. Hope you enjoy the 3D. Hope its all that its cracked up to being. I will wait too see what else Sprint can come up with. The 3D just doesn't seem like the phone for me. Or worth all the rage. EVO 4 evah!
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Leo, thanks for all you have done for us. I agree that the XDA Evo developers are the best... bar none.
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I think most the people you just said goodbye too are already on the 3d forum. lol Thanks for your contributions and enjoy your 3D.
When the 3d comes to indonesia??
Huh..
I think i will be the last here..
Sensation was here but 1gb ram is amazing on evo 3d.
Btw, thanks leo!!
Htc evo 4g development is the best sub forum in xda!!!!
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It feels like graduation day all over again- from middle school. See you after summer in the forum down the street. Hold on, hold on- we live next door to each other... see you in a few minutes man.
Thanks for all the help Leo, and a most appropriate thread for official launch day.
i just wanted to say thanks to the many members of the epic forums. Some of you have been here since the beginning including my self. The community has grown further then i can imagine. Its this community ranging from devs to the end user that made me who am i today ( on XDA ). The numbers im seeing for my work is out the roof and some of you that remember me from the beginning knows i was one of the noobs that didn know ****. I started off combining 2 themes and now i have one of the top rated themes and a top rated rom.
You guys make me love android more and more and i will continue to keep releasing top rated products for all to enojoy.
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i just wanted to say thanks to the many members of the epic forums. Some of you have been here since the beginning including my self. The community has grown further then i can imagine. Its this community ranging from devs to the end user that made me who am i today ( on XDA ). The numbers im seeing for my work is out the roof and some of you that remember me from the beginning knows i was one of the noobs that didn know ****. I started off combining 2 themes and now i have one of the top rated themes and a top rated rom.
You guys make me love android more and more and i will continue to keep releasing top rated products for all to enojoy.
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I'm fairly new to this community and all, but I've already gone through so many roms and such I can tell you and your team put a lot of effort into making this phone greater than it already is, thanks for dedicating your time to the comunity!
Btw... First!
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I remeber you didn't know shiiiit, now look at you, all badass no noob... Much respect bro.
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MysteryEmotionz said:
i just wanted to say thanks to the many members of the epic forums. Some of you have been here since the beginning including my self. The community has grown further then i can imagine. Its this community ranging from devs to the end user that made me who am i today ( on XDA ). The numbers im seeing for my work is out the roof and some of you that remember me from the beginning knows i was one of the noobs that didn know ****. I started off combining 2 themes and now i have one of the top rated themes and a top rated rom.
You guys make me love android more and more and i will continue to keep releasing top rated products for all to enojoy.
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Thank you, man. Your products are top-notch. I'll flash just about anything that won't brick my phone, but I always end up coming back to emotionless beast - ain't nobody got the transitions you do :-D
I've said it before, and i'll say it again: keep up the great work, man.
- Drew
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Thank us? You should demand us to thank you.
So, yeah, I'm new here, too, and your ROM and all the stuff are the first ever for me to first ever root on my first ever smartphone. You should feel special for that. lol I'm a total noob (see, even a noob can admit) and technologically challenged (not a retard). When that one stranger on Sprint forum told me about XDA and warned me that the place are not "friendly" was something that I learned to be wrong. People has been so helpful to me to get to where I am today. Yeah, nice place, good boy Devs (females, too, if any).
lol. since the begining? way back in 2010? zomg. a true lifetime.
You guys trying to piss off another developer?
I do appreciate everything you've added to the community Mystery. You're always willing to help other developer and themers with questions. Emotionless Beast was the first theme I loaded on my Epic, then modified to fit my tastes, which got me into building themes myself. If it weren't for people like you, there wouldn't have half of the developers we have now.
This place is crazy... where is the love !
wouldve never thought u where a beginner lol ......keep up the gud work
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MysteryEmotionz said:
i just wanted to say thanks to the many members of the epic forums. Some of you have been here since the beginning including my self. The community has grown further then i can imagine. Its this community ranging from devs to the end user that made me who am i today ( on XDA ). The numbers im seeing for my work is out the roof and some of you that remember me from the beginning knows i was one of the noobs that didn know ****. I started off combining 2 themes and now i have one of the top rated themes and a top rated rom.
You guys make me love android more and more and i will continue to keep releasing top rated products for all to enojoy.
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Wow, I've been here a little longer than you and I still basically don't know ****. I think it's pretty impressive what you've accomplished.
SINNN said:
You EFFING drama attention hor! Gtfo u troll! Nobody wants to know how u are humble and holier than thou. Perma ban for cluttering the threads with useless "i love u all kumbaya" dung. Get back to your granmas basement and give us more themes!
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So wrong, but funny as a muthafuka. LMAO!
I remember once mystery, when you were asking a question about trying to find something like the HTC scenes feature. But you didn't know what it was or anything. Hard to think, that at one time, I might have known more of this phone than you. You've done an outstanding job with this phone. And for that I thank you.
Sent from my Epic 4G, awaiting official gingerbread
I've had this phone since the day after release and I love the progress you've made... hopefully when I get a computor of my own (in july) you will help me with me starting to dev.
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Thanks to you and other developers and themers... I'm not a bland stock "hore" and bless your "holier" ability to produce great ROMS bro! Much appreciated!
Sent from my underground lab!
I havent been around very long but I really appreciate what all you have done for us, so thank you
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You all were trailblazers for us. /salute Mystery
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i just wanted to say thanks to the many members of the epic forums. Some of you have been here since the beginning including my self. The community has grown further then i can imagine. Its this community ranging from devs to the end user that made me who am i today ( on XDA ). The numbers im seeing for my work is out the roof and some of you that remember me from the beginning knows i was one of the noobs that didn know ****. I started off combining 2 themes and now i have one of the top rated themes and a top rated rom.
You guys make me love android more and more and i will continue to keep releasing top rated products for all to enojoy.
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Oh not this guy again. Do me, SINN, say something funny about me... :rollseyes:
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Lol. Love ur avatar. How bout u gtfo?
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Mystery..thank you! You taught me a few things here.
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More drama threads... who is leaving in this one? Can't be mystery..he left twice on his own already and once by the mods.
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More drama threads... who is leaving in this one? Can't be mystery..he left twice on his own already and once by the mods.
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Nope, this one is about love and staying and wanting to be here. I know it can get disorienting, ha!
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More drama threads... who is leaving in this one? Can't be mystery..he left twice on his own already and once by the mods.
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i aint leaving. just saying thank you to the users that use my work. they keep me around. the continsaly thanking me but they need to be thanked also.
Can't wait to see what u do with gb - transitions, overscroll colors, animated notification bgs :-D
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Imagine how boring and pathetic your Evo would be but for all the Devs here in this very forum. They took our average boring phones and made them awesome! Most of them did it for free or very little money(a few donations here and there). They spend hours a day sometimes for weeks on end making these kernals and roms, and still have time to come in here and answer the same questions over and over from various users who bricked our phones probably doing something they already told us not to do in the first place! I often say I love my EVO but really that's not true: It's these guys that I love. They are what makes the EVO still the BEST SMARTPHONE OUT THERE!
So from all of us(yes I know I speak for every non-dev here) to all of you:
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!
Nice Rom
Running smooth as butter. I really like what you have done with it.
Look out.........Here it comes
Not sure I see whut u did there.
Oh you will.
I agree with the posting.....
But it probably doesn't belong here.
~ I'm a fungi
People should have to breathe into a breathalyzer before being allowed to post new threads
I agree probably not the correct area to post this, but should be recognized as genuine thankfulness and not flamed for a wrong section (all self proclaimed mods . ) it will likely be moved when a mod gets on here and checks it out, but I'm sure the devs like to see our appreciation every now and again.
I also thank all devs in this wonderful forum.
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People should have to breathe into a breathalyzer before being allowed to post new threads
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What? You trying to destroy the community?! It'd be a ghost town!
Some of you know me from back in the day. I had a short switch to the galaxy S 4G. Great phone, but not the same development as the vibrant. My new city doesn't have 4G and I've never used the FFC.
Oka1 (Casey) is a tremendous guy... Top notch, and is sending me a vibrant.
So, happy to report I'll be spending a lot more time here again.
What's the latest craze? I assume the amazing ICS port I'm hearing about.
Any other guides needed or updates to mine? Let me know if I can try to help.
Welcome back! This forum needs ya...... .I however am now on the mt4g and yea I miss the vib. But in two months ill be moving up to the sgs2
Wait did oka1 have a extra vibrant or something or did he give his to yours...
Oka1 u da man.
Glad to have you back s15, and no, I haven't grown up or stopped trolling
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Excellent, Try the master doc rom. Its pretty impressive (so far). Try keeping it out of the saltwater!
Huzzah! A feast for everyone!! Learned a lot from your guides!
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Welcome back. Missed you, mate.
LOL... Some solid responses. Thanks for the kind words. Glad to hear less trolling, ha.
Nice to be back in this section. Grass is always greener.
Edit: Casey was able to send me a vibrant, I believe from a family member. This is the second time he has helped me. XDA truly has some incredible people... Be kind to everyone, you never know.
Hey, welcome back to the dark side, friend.
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Welcome back! You should definitely install ICS as soon as you get your Vibrant! You heard right! It is amazing!
Welcome Back! Your guides have been a great help in sorting out issues. There is a lot of activity on ICS related ROMs & themes. Come and enjoy the fun.
You've probably already seen it, but the ICS Passion ROM is pretty legit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362961
For your first project / task / help Ive got a biggie for you:
get a hold of Cmenard
Ask him the secret to getting gps working on GB. Or update Bullet!!
Glad to have you back buddy!
Got kind of sad when you said you may be leaving XDA completely, then you rebounded with not only deciding to stay here at XDA, but returning to the Vibrant forum again!
Me and many other older members of this forum will be ecstatic to hear this news. You rock
Welcome come, and no you weren't missed.
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LOL... Some solid responses. Thanks for the kind words. Glad to hear less trolling, ha.
Nice to be back in this section. Grass is always greener.
Edit: Casey was able to send me a vibrant, I believe from a family member. This is the second time he has helped me. XDA truly has some incredible people... Be kind to everyone, you never know.
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Agreed Casey is definitely a big help outside of the XDA world, hell even outside of the android world.
Welcome back Callip, Ive been running Neobuddy's Rom with Eugenes ICS kernel, i highly recommend it that said, it seems like development has resurged and some awesome things are happening.
I'd just like to say Hi-------------Hi
Seems that you left right when I was coming in so we only crossed paths here and there. Just so you know, I am always linking your Noob Guide to help people root and install CWR on their phones. It has proven a valuable resource for me and others.
If you ever need anything from me, just ask or PM. I am usually on during the days (with just browsing at night) and most weekends.
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Welcome back Callip, Ive been running Neobuddy's Rom with Eugenes ICS kernel, i highly recommend it that said, it seems like development has resurged and some awesome things are happening.
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It is hysterical to me that it was over a year ago when I started the #NeverAgain campaign for Froyo... and now the Vibrant, of all devices, has one of the more solid ICS builds. THAT is irony.
s15274n said:
It is hysterical to me that it was over a year ago when I started the #NeverAgain campaign for Froyo... and now the Vibrant, of all devices, has one of the more solid ICS builds. THAT is irony.
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#neveragain part 2 for ics? ?
Yay your back! D
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