On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Aha, maybe I wasn't clear enough. I very well understand that Android >> runs Dalvik, and not Java bytecode, and from what I read on the net, >> this was done to avoid some licensing issues/arguments with Sun. > > Got any credible links?
>From the external links in this wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_virtual_machine Here's more: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Dalvik+Google+Sun+Java > >> If the answer is yes, I then expect to hear what was that Google >> couldn't agree on with Sun > > You can ask, and it'd be nice to know, but AFAIK we lack standing to > "expect to hear" such things, any more than I have standing "expect to > hear" Motorola's strategies because I have an A780 sitting on my desk. No, I do expect to hear more :) I'm not *demanding* that someone at Google clarifies this for me ASFP :) > >> I'm also interested to understand whether Google is planning to team >> with hardware manufacturers (such as Qualcomm) and help them build >> Dalvik hardware acceleration into future devices, so that Android >> becomes faster and better? > > Google doesn't necessarily have to "plan" anything -- Dalvik is open > source, and so chipset makers should have everything they need to build > such accelerators if and when they feel the demand is there. Moreover, to > the extent any such planning were to occur, it might be between other OHA > members (e.g., Qualcomm and handset manufacturers), not necessarily > directly involving Google. And none of it would be information we would be > privy to until and unless the parties choose to announce something. No, hang on, I'm *sick to death* of getting these "Google is not related to anything Android, they've just built the OS". It's like saying that Microsoft and Intel are not related whatsoever. Cheers --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
