Welcome to the tale of two custom ROMs. One - Project Elixir, Two - ArrowOS
1. Project Elixir (https://projectelixiros.com/)
This is a case of ROM developers going too far. So far that they included bits of code that would wipe your Internal storage, External Storage as well as your eSIMs "WITHOUT YOUR REQUEST/CONSENT." What's more shocking is the dev team's response to the discovery of these codes by the general public. Read on:
Apparently, the ROM has some "paid" "clock widget customisation" (Custom lockscreen clocks) implemented by the ROM maintainers. As everything with OSS, this hidden-behind-paywall-feature was also bypass-able by various methods known only to those who use this ROM and obviously to the ROM devs.
The devs didn't like this. So they decided to insert a few bits of code to "punish" those who "dared" to bypass the limitation with zips and whatnot.
It's beyond my understanding how anybody can even think of such drastic measures just for "Custom Lockscreen Clocks" but the reality is that this happened. And the devs don't appear to have any regrets.
These are the official responses:
1. https://t.me/Elixir_Updates/3653
2. https://t.me/Elixir_Updates/3660
To sum it up, in my own words, the official response was: "Those who pirated, had their device nuked. Not much problem with that since normal users were unaffected. People are spreading 'misinformation'. People don't want to pay for 'exclusive' features. It takes resources to maintain a project. But don't worry we removed the code. You are free to spread misinformation."
Whatever the case is, this is completely unacceptable. This incident completely undermines the amount of trust people put into the ROM.
2. Arrow OS (https://arrowos.net/)
Here are the screenshots from the official blog of this ROM. Up since Dec, 2022. https://blog.arrowos.net/android/ar...t-of-providing-free-roms-and-monthly-updates/
So the unsuspecting user downloading ROMs from their site is called "****head" by the maintainers/devs themselves.
Whatever the case is, they have no right to be this cheap. No elaboration is needed from my end here, I guess. I've never used this ROM thankfully.
Blocking Ads on their site also makes you a, you guessed it.........
Anyways, have you used either of these ROMs? I have not and will never.
1. Project Elixir (https://projectelixiros.com/)
This is a case of ROM developers going too far. So far that they included bits of code that would wipe your Internal storage, External Storage as well as your eSIMs "WITHOUT YOUR REQUEST/CONSENT." What's more shocking is the dev team's response to the discovery of these codes by the general public. Read on:
Apparently, the ROM has some "paid" "clock widget customisation" (Custom lockscreen clocks) implemented by the ROM maintainers. As everything with OSS, this hidden-behind-paywall-feature was also bypass-able by various methods known only to those who use this ROM and obviously to the ROM devs.
The devs didn't like this. So they decided to insert a few bits of code to "punish" those who "dared" to bypass the limitation with zips and whatnot.
It's beyond my understanding how anybody can even think of such drastic measures just for "Custom Lockscreen Clocks" but the reality is that this happened. And the devs don't appear to have any regrets.
These are the official responses:
1. https://t.me/Elixir_Updates/3653
2. https://t.me/Elixir_Updates/3660
To sum it up, in my own words, the official response was: "Those who pirated, had their device nuked. Not much problem with that since normal users were unaffected. People are spreading 'misinformation'. People don't want to pay for 'exclusive' features. It takes resources to maintain a project. But don't worry we removed the code. You are free to spread misinformation."
Whatever the case is, this is completely unacceptable. This incident completely undermines the amount of trust people put into the ROM.
2. Arrow OS (https://arrowos.net/)
Here are the screenshots from the official blog of this ROM. Up since Dec, 2022. https://blog.arrowos.net/android/ar...t-of-providing-free-roms-and-monthly-updates/
So the unsuspecting user downloading ROMs from their site is called "****head" by the maintainers/devs themselves.
Whatever the case is, they have no right to be this cheap. No elaboration is needed from my end here, I guess. I've never used this ROM thankfully.
Blocking Ads on their site also makes you a, you guessed it.........
Anyways, have you used either of these ROMs? I have not and will never.
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