Hi all, i think we all agree on the importance of device-to-device (D2D) communication capabilities. The API would be crippled if it does not give support for this kind of interaction model. On the other hand, it opens opportunities for all developers to build standardized D2D communication abstractions to allow infrastructureless Android-based applications.
If the Android API would have all capabilities a developer would want, what's the need for it to be open? Just let Google think of all our problems. I understand that what we developers would want is to think only on application-specific issues, and let communication- security- performance-, ... related decisions on the API to decide. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > jtaylor wrote: >> I think the loss of XMPP-like capability is pretty big. > > Two points: > > 1. There is nothing preventing you from building an XMPP-based app. Just > because the Android SDK doesn't include an XMPP API should not be a > blocking point, any more than Android not including an email API would > preclude creating an email client, or Android not including a Twitter > API would preclude creating a Twitter client. > > 2. XMPP is server-based; the OP wanted device-to-device communications > without a server, if I understood correctly. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.3 Published! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Marcio Espíndola Freire Maia Msc. Student Group of Computer Networks, Software Engineering and Systems Federal University of Ceará, Brazil --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
