CyanogenMod is an after-market distribution of Android aiming for users and developers who enjoy running and hacking on the latest and greatest version of Android on their devices. This talk will provide an overview of CyanogenMod detailing the role we play in the android ecosystem, why and how we do it and how you can become a part of it!

1. MEET CYANOGENMOD DROIDCON INDIA | NOVEMBER 18, 2011
DIOGO FERREIRA | DEFER@CYANOGENMOD.COM | @DEFER
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2. OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
THE COMMUNITY
THE TECHNICAL BITS
YOUR QUESTIONS!
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3. INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
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4. INTRODUCTION
AN OPEN-SOURCE AFTERMARKET-DISTRIBUTION OF ANDROID
A PLATFORM WITH SUPPORT FOR ALMOST 80 DEVICES!
PROVIDES THE LATEST AND GREATEST VERSION
SETS UP A GREAT PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPERS AND ENTHUSIASTS
SHARES THE “MADE BY DEVELOPERS, FOR DEVELOPERS” MINDSET, JUST LIKE
DROIDCON
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5. BUT IS IT?
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6. YES
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7. YES
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8. YES
(IF YOU OWN A NEXUS DEVICE)
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
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9. CYANOGENMOD: WHY?
CHANCES ARE, YOU CANNOT BUILD ANDROID FOR YOUR DEVICE
IT ONLY BUILDS ON NEXUS DEVICES
MOST PEOPLE ARE STILL STUCK IN 2.1/2.2
SOME PEOPLE JUST ENJOY BEING IN CONTROL OF THEIR DEVICE
OTHERS ENJOY THE EXTRA FEATURES
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10. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
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11. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
ZTE
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12. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
ZTE
HUAWEI
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13. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
ZTE
HUAWEI
LGE
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14. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
ZTE
HUAWEI
LGE
SONY ERICSSON
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15. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
ZTE
HUAWEI
LGE
SONY ERICSSON
SAMSUNG
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16. IS MY DEVICE SUPPORTED?
ZTE
HUAWEI
LGE
SONY ERICSSON
SAMSUNG
HTC
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17. AND NEW ONES KEEP COMING
80
60
40
20
0
JUNE 2010 SEPTEMBER 2010 DECEMBER 2010 MARCH 2011 JUNE 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011
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18. THE COMMUNITY
PART TWO
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19. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
A GIANT, 750.000+ USER COMMUNITY
MANY VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING:
~ 40 PERMANENT DEVELOPERS
HUNDREDS OF CONTRIBUTORS WORLDWIDE
LIAISONS WITH THE COMMUNITY
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20. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
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21. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
THE WIKI: MARVELOUSLY CATERED, RICH IN INFORMATION
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22. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
THE WIKI: MARVELOUSLY CATERED, RICH IN INFORMATION
HTTP://WIKI.CYANOGENMOD.COM
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23. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
THE WIKI: MARVELOUSLY CATERED, RICH IN INFORMATION
HTTP://WIKI.CYANOGENMOD.COM
THE CYANOGENMOD FORUMS: FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
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24. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
THE WIKI: MARVELOUSLY CATERED, RICH IN INFORMATION
HTTP://WIKI.CYANOGENMOD.COM
THE CYANOGENMOD FORUMS: FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
HTTP://FORUM.CYANOGENMOD.COM/
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25. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
THE WIKI: MARVELOUSLY CATERED, RICH IN INFORMATION
HTTP://WIKI.CYANOGENMOD.COM
THE CYANOGENMOD FORUMS: FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
HTTP://FORUM.CYANOGENMOD.COM/
INTERNET RELAY CHAT (ON FREENODE)
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26. CYANOGENMOD COMMUNITY
THE WIKI: MARVELOUSLY CATERED, RICH IN INFORMATION
HTTP://WIKI.CYANOGENMOD.COM
THE CYANOGENMOD FORUMS: FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
HTTP://FORUM.CYANOGENMOD.COM/
INTERNET RELAY CHAT (ON FREENODE)
JOIN US OVER AT #CYANOGENMOD
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27. COMMUNITY: WHAT WE GIVE
PROVIDE STABLE ROMS FOR MANY DEVICES
THE CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
NIGHTLY BUILDS!
CHECK OUT HTTP://GET.CM
BUG TRACKER
OPEN REVIEWING SYSTEM
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28. CYANOGENMOD: WHAT WE RECEIVE
LOTS OF LOVE FROM THE COMMUNITY!
HI THERE BANGALORE ANDROID USER GROUP!
BUG REPORTS, SUGGESTIONS
USERS TEST OUR ROM EVERY NIGHT
QUITE AN ATTENTION FROM OEMS
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29. THE TECHNICAL BITS
PART THREE
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30. INFRASTRUCTURE
CYANOGENMOD IS HOSTED ON GITHUB
ALSO, REPO FOR REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT
GERRIT FOR CODE REVIEWS
BUILDBOT AND BUILD CLUSTER
SEVERAL SERVERS SERVING THE WEBSITE, WIKI, FORUMS
OUR OWN MIRROR NETWORK (HTTP://GET.CM)
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31. MULTIPLE DEVICES, THE SAME
EXPERIENCE
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32. CYANOGENMOD: THE INTRINSICS
A SINGLE DEVELOPMENT TREE TO RULE THEM ALL
OMAP
TEGRA
QUALCOM MSM
...
TRADITIONALLY, VENDORS TEND TO KEEP ONE TREE FOR EACH DEVICE
LEADS TO CODE DUPLICATION, HARDER UPGRADE PATHS
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33. MAIN DIFFICULTIES
DEALING WITH CLOSED-SOURCE DEVICES
ONLY OEMS HAVE ACCESS TO SOURCE AND DOCUMENTATION
PORTING THE HARDWARE PARTS IS HARD
WE BASE OURS IN REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATIONS BY QUALCOMM, TI, ETC
SOMETIMES A LOT OF REVERSE ENGINEERING IS NEEDED
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34. CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?
DEVELOPERS
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT HOW ANDROID/
CYANOGENMOD WORKS?
DO YOU HAVE AN AMAZING NEW IDEA?
NON-DEVELOPERS
DO YOU SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH? IF SO, WE NEED YOU.
ARE YOU INTO DESIGN/UX? DO CONTACT US!
FEEL FREE TO JOIN US AT #CYANOGENMOD-DEV
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35. GETTING YOUR HANDS DIRTY
MKDIR ANDROID; CD ANDROID
REPO INIT -U GIT://GITHUB.COM/CYANOGENMOD/ANDROID.GIT
REPO SYNC -J16
REPO START MYCHANGES FRAMEWORKS/BASE
HAX!
REPO UPLOAD MYCHANGES
CONTRIBUTE BACK! YOU ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE CM GREAT!
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36. YOUR QUESTIONS
PART FOUR
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