I thought that the whole reason for the new "division of labor" in J7 was to allow access to J on devices that don't, or can't run J natively. J runs in a server, the device accesses J through a browser on the device. Thus no need to port J to all the wide variety of devices out there.
Skip On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Don Guinn <[email protected]> wrote: > Aneroid is Linux. But applications are written differently. > > J could be put on Aneroid as a service, then have apps send requests to > it. Like is done in jhs now. > > _____________________________________________ > From: "Björn Helgason" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed Nov 23 07:04:43 MST 2011 > To: Chat forum <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Jchat] Android > > > I am no expert on Android but as far as I know it is a Linux derivative > and we do have a version of J in/on Linux. > > I have been hoping that some of the people working with the sources > coming up with an android version. > > Has anyone tried? > > If so, is it a lot of work to get J working there? > > I assume there are a number of people interested. > > 2011/11/23 Skip Cave <[email protected]> > > > It looks like the Aakash tablet runs Android 2.2, which has a reasonable > > browser. So, all you would need is a server with J running, and a way for > > the students to get that URL and log in. > > > > It would be interesting for a business to sell J through browser access. > > Perhaps the business could provide limited-functionality access for free, > > and one or more levels of increased functionality for a monthly or yearly > > subscription. One could publish an "app" that sells in the iPhone and > > Android stores, but the app would mostly just authorize the user, launch > > the browser, and log them into the J server. > > > > I know I would use something like that on my smart phone. > > > > Skip > > > > 2011/11/23 Björn Helgason <[email protected]> > > > > > I am wondering if the clever people working with the sources have > > created a > > > version of J on an Android computer? > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________ > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > Fornustekkum II > 781 Hornafirði, > t-póst: [email protected] > gsm: +3546985532 > twitter: @flugfiskur > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > > > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans > > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > /|_ ._____________________________________________ > . > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > ( -. | `_____________________________________________ > ' > | ) | (\_ _/) > (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > _____________________________________________ > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Skip Cave Cave Consulting LLC Phone: 214-460-4861 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
