On 11/18/2011 04:04 PM, Pete Travis wrote: > 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? >> -- >> 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 > 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. > > Just being able to reliably run .apk files on the desktop would be nice. The Google / Android Emulator is practically unusable IMHO and in my opinion google glosses over / casually closes bugs reported against it. I don't know enough (technically) to speak on what strategy / roadmap could be followed to run .apk files on a Fedora x86 desktop. The whole .jar vs. .apk container is part of the Oracle-Google lawsuit as I recall. --- John -- 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
