It makes no sense to me to put your effort into Fission but save some "goodies" for rubiX. I'd want the best rom possible. And since your now behind both that will be either Fission or rubiX.
"And since you're now behind both...." is inaccurate.
Drod is partially responsible for the DroidX version of Fission... so this is nothing new. He's been on the Fission team (team DeFuse) since before Fission was released for the 2/X... Which is how it became the base for Focused in version 1.0.
So, whether it makes sense or not.... He put tons and tons of effort into Fission, but all of the goodies are in Focused 1.x. That's not new, and it hasn't and won't change... I realize there is confusion resulting from this, but this isn't new, not a change. This is how it's always been.
They're both great ROMs. You want the best ROM possible.. and in the long run, that's what choice is all about! The only difference, is that drod will (I hope) have control of Fission's DX version... Sounds like it's going to he HIS to work with, as he'll be in charge of it... I guess I don't see a down side to this...
Given Drod's statements early in this thread, I completely agree with GVert. At least until some more info is provided.
If Fission is to be "his" and is meant (as Fission is) to be as close as an AOSP experience as possible, and if "Blurry" is drod's "optimized" version of blur, just where does that leave Focused?
For a guy who's time is already short, trying to differentiate Focused from Fission just seems to be too much trouble.
Please don't take any of this as criticism. It's just simple math. These two ROMS (Fission & Focused) are already very closely related. Wouldn't make sense for Drod to spend much time on Focused, if Fission was under his complete control.
However: If Fission IS NOT UNDER HIS COMPLETE Control, then that may be a different matter. And with Drod's success with Focused, why would he want to be hamstrung on another project?
Just my opinion.
Totally understand what you're saying. But.. while Ang says that drod will be in charge of the DroidX branch, or whatever. He's still Ang. I can't see him giving up much if any control, and drama will remain the central platform upon which Fission revolves. (I've been looking for changes, but as of yet, this is all I've seen from the Fission project as a whole).
A few differences between the two ROMs:
Support. While I admit, drod hasn't spent a ton of time on the forums supporting... I chat with him quite a bit... and I have to say that the boards for Focused would to me say that it's fairly well supported (*cough* pats own back a little *cough*). For comparison, go check Fission boards. When someone asks a simple install question, the dev changes the install instructions in the first post to "Do what you want, no one reads this anyway"... and flames the person asking the question.
Donations. Fission donations go to Ang. Donations for rubiX Focused/Blurry go to Drod. Unless Ang is willing to split with drod(...), there's one good reason to keep Focused more than alive and well.
Pride. Drod put out ROMs for Drod G1 (rubiK), and while I can't speak for him on this matter... I CAN say that he is VERY proud of the work he has currently. They are his, not part of some team. He does this because he really enjoys it.
No matter what the case, or what makes sense to one person over another... this is drod's call. If he says that he's going to maintain Fission, and continue to release Focused and Blurry, then until I hear otherwise from him.. I have to assume that his plans are to maintain Fission for DX, and release updates for Focused and Blurry.
Edit: And I only mention this because I'm absolutely certain that drod won't give up Focused... *shrug*
If anything was ever to happen to Focused, such as time constraints led Drod to drop it to work solely on Fission.... I feel very confident that a fork of Focused would live on in some way shape or form...
....... anyway......
So, while several people seem to believe that it doesn't make sense for drod to keep Focused going... I just don't share those concerns.
The single concern I might have for that Focused could possibly be dropped... is only if Ang put pressure on drod to choose one or the other. But if that happens, I'd have to guess that drod would choose his own work over that of a team of devs.. but I could be wrong (??).
Other than Ang starting (unintentional??) drama (again) with his post... there isn't ANYTHING that's changed! Drod is still a part of Team DeFuse, drod will still work on Focused/Blurry.
Edit2: Apologize for flaming Ang, it is more or less uncalled for.. but doing it to make a point. I haven't been negative towards ANYONE in the Android/Droid community... pretty much ever, and don't mean for it to come off that way towards him either. Only repeating what I've seen, and sharing my concerns therein.
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