[Noisebridge-discuss] Android Usability Workshop, for the user or the rooter: Jan 15, 2012, 4pm, at Noisebridge

[Dan Cote]

I'm able to help with organization and/or technology.

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com> wrote:

> If you can't open it, you don't own it!  How many times have we heard or
> read that?  Doubtless, we've heard it or read it on our most closed and
> inaccessible possessions!   The contracts make us feel like we are renting,
> software that serves the carrier more than the user, but they are ours and
> they should operate under our terms.
>
> So, I would like to propose that NoiseBridge host an "Android Usability
> Workshop" event where people of all skill levels and personalization
> commitments gather to truly make people feel at home with their devices.
>
> I invite people to talk about:
>
>    - Productivity
>    - App selection
>    - App development
>    - Customization
>    - Rooting
>    - ROMs
>    - Spyware, bloatware, nagware, and how to scrap it all
>    - Skirting the the boundaries of the ELUA and getting what YOU want
>    from YOUR device.
>
> And a personal favorite of mine
>
>    - Android as an embedded platform
>
> Among other things, I would like people, before the event, to talk about
> what they want out of their devices.  So, feel free to reply with how you'd
> like to get the most out of your phone!
>
> How can people help?
>
>    - If you feel like a resource but are worried about becoming over
>    committed, message me directly and we'll see if there are others with
>    similar or complimentary skills so that no single person is left fielding
>    all the interested users
>    - Tastebridge, care to help FEED people?
>    - Got some friends at Google working on Android?  Anyone from
>    Motorola, HTC, Samsung, etc?  Have a club, a bag, and a locking trunk?
>    GOOD!  Kidnap them and drag them along!  We have ways to make them talk.
>
> If people use the book of faces,
> https://www.facebook.com/events/357208274304697/
>
>
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