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Re: [newtech-1] testing

From: Michael M.
Sent on: Friday, March 14, 2008, 11:55 PM 
Android uses Linux.

Linux Kernel
Android relies on Linux version 2.6 for core system services such as
security, memory management, process management, network stack, and
driver model. The kernel also acts as an abstraction layer between the
hardware and the rest of the software stack.

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-Mike
https://thespanish...­

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:00 PM, Jonathan Vanasco <[address removed]> wrote:
> Some email config stuff kept me from posting to the list for the past
>  week.  I sent, nothing arrive.
>
>  a bit outdated to the current direction, but  my argument:  iphone
>  and android should be fairly compatible

>  Android - Stripped down BSD distro, tuned for linux compat
>  iPhone - Stripped Down OSX ( which is a BSD Derivative )
>
>  I think we're likely to see an open source or 3rd party  cross-
>  platform development & build environment that someone comes up with
>
>  I think we might even see a bunch of 'coding practices' that become
>  idiomatic to get things to work on both
>
>  They're not directly compatible... but bits & pieces and certain
>  system calls that work with/relate to one another
>
>  quickly check out the android spec:
>         https://code.googl...­
>
>         - System C library - a BSD-derived implementation of the standard C
>  system library (libc), tuned for embedded Linux-based devices
>         probably compatible with iphone
>
>         - LibWebCore - a modern web browser engine which powers both the
>  Android browser and an embeddable web view
>         based on webkit... which is what safari is based on
>
>         - 3D libraries - an implementation based on OpenGL ES
>         apple has been the proponent of opengl for how long?
>
>  My guess: most people will develop 'restrained' apps that work on
>  both.  some people will make phone-specific apps that trick out the
>  features of each framework and won't work off-phone.
>

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