On Nov 17, 2011 11:44 PM, "Skunk Worx" <skunkworx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Android may be the fastest growing linux distribution in history.
>
> Now that Google has open sourced Ice Cream Sandwich, will some linux
> distribution leverage the Android "Java Desktop" just as Android
> leveraged the linux kernel?
>
> Is the Android WM / Compositor so different from X11 that it is simply
> unpossible?
>
> Could an ICS port to X86 use bits of the open source nouveau or radeon
> drivers and thus become a fairly decent decent desktop or laptop OS,
> maybe even to the point of accessing the various app stores?
>
> Could this be a future version of Fedora?
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Android makes an excellent example of how the Linux kernel is versatile enough to drive application specific solutions tailored to a specific use case. The platform's success on mobile hardware doesn't make it well suited to the desktop. Fedora makes an excellent admin or development workstation, but that doesn't mean it is suited for use in point of sale systems or embedded Linux toasters. I think its great that products are becoming more tailored for the way we use them, but I'm not about to jump on this ridiculous "the desktop is dead" bandwagon that's become popular linkbait lately.
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