I suggest reading through some of the material at code.google.com/ android , and http://code.google.com/android/kb/licensingandoss.html answers several of your questions. I've provided brief answers for some items below.
> * Performance should be high. Certainly this is a goal for the Android platform. > * Memory requirements can be controlled. Mobile devices typically have far less memory than desktop or server computer systems, so this would have been a logical design consideration for Android. > * Ease of development Its unclear what kind of development you mean here, system or application? Android itself is based on the Linux kernel ( http://code.google.com/android/what-is-android.html ), so this is a familiar development environment to many system developers. > * Customizable: Skins, Animations Take a look at the UI frameworks that Android provides. You are, of course, free to write your own views, Android components are designed to be replaceable and flexible with binding done at *call* time. > * Preferrably free http://code.google.com/android/kb/licensingandoss.html . Parts of Android, including the kernel, are already available under open source licenses. More of Android will become available over time, under the Apache 2 License when possible. Cheers, Justin Android Team @ Google On Apr 23, 10:30 am, ilano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am looking for some good platform for UI development on an embedded > linux system. > > My criteria is as below: > > * Performance should be high. > * Memory requirements can be controlled. > * Ease of development > * Customizable: Skins, Animations > * Preferrably free > > There are other parameters too. But, these are enough for a > feasibility analysis for me right now. > > Can Android fulfill these requirements? (Or is it only meant for > mobile phones?) Is the platform available already? (I found only an > SDK on the site). > > I would appreciate if you can specify any alternatives to the same. > > I have considered JME, Java Fx, Flash lite, Clutter. (I am not sure if > even these are right choices) > > Thanks in advance for your reply. > > Regards, > Ilano --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
