On 11/19/2011 09:04 AM, Pete Travis wrote: > > On Nov 17, 2011 11:44 PM, "Skunk Worx" <skunkworx@xxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto: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? > > -- > > users mailing list > > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > 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. > Fixed: Gnome3 makes an excellent example of how the Linux kernel is versatile to a specific use case but I'm not about to jump on this ridiculous "the desktop is dead" bandwagon. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
