[sudo-discuss] Android beta testers needed for my new open source app

[rhodey]

 > This seems suspicious. Why are you not releasing the source code
 > immediately? Release often, release early.

Open Whisper Systems provide me with a private github repo to work on 
the project in private until the software was 1/2 decent but I do not 
have the privilege to set the repo to public.

While trying to find a trusted method for distributing the APKs to beta 
testers I remembered the github "releases" feature which fits my use 
case perfect. At this point I thought my previous plan quite silly and 
came to the same conclusion as you so I sent off an email requesting the 
repo be changed to public.

The pre-built APK is up and ready on the repo already, just waiting on 
someone with organization admin privileges to open up the repo

-- rhodey

On 08/19/13 18:15, Marc Juul wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 8:20 PM, rhodey <rhodey at anhonesteffort.org
> <mailto:rhodey at anhonesteffort.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hello All,
>
>     I'm in need of some beta testers for my new Android app, RedZone.
>
>     RedZone is a Find My Phone type app with a geofencing twist that
>     I've been working on since Open Whisper System's Spring Break of
>     Code event earlier this year.
>
>
> Awesome!
>
>     Upon public release the app will be fully open sourced and made
>     available for free on Google Play without adds or any of that other
>     junk.
>
>
> This seems suspicious. Why are you not releasing the source code
> immediately? Release often, release early.
>
>     The application has be written to support all versions of Android
>     4.2.2 and higher. I've tested it extensively on the Nexus One, Nexus
>     4 and Nexus 7 but now I need the help of others.
>
>     If interested please contact me, I hope to distribute beta APKs
>     starting tomorrow or soon after. If you know of anyone outside this
>     list who might also be interested please provide them with my email
>     address as well.
>
>
> I would not want to provide free beta testing for anything before it has
> been released as open source. I'm sure your intentions are honorable,
> but I think you are doing this backwards :-)
>
> --
> Marc Juul