Although the first part of the answer is perfect :) ....

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> > How many of the freedoms that we've gotten used to using other Linux
> > frontends ("desktops"), such as xfce, Gnome, KDE are available with
> > the Android frontend?
>
> As many as there are for TiVo, Linksys routers, or other appliances based
> on Linux.
>
> In other words, none that are officially supported, but you are welcome to
> try to hack whatever you want. All you need is a device capable of
> accepting alternative firmware.
>
> > Is it possible to run ANY simple linux apps from
> > a terminal window in an Android device?
>
> What terminal window?
>

The one you get from the market, or as part of the AOSP core android build
:)

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

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