peterw;504331 Wrote: > > Android is just a Linux-based OS with a UI library and some apps > included. I expect Logitech could run SqueezePlay on top of Android > (instead of their Linux-based SqueezeOS) if they wanted, and I think > that would be a good, smart interim step. 3rd-party development on > SqueezePlay (the "jive" UI) has been limited compared to 3rd-party > Perl/Squeezebox Server development, and SqueezeOS development has been > very, very scarce. If Logitech merely moved the SqueezePlay UI to > Android (and designed it to run well in the background, etc.) then > customers would instantly gain access to many existing Android apps. > Instead of writing a cool new app themselves or trying to encourage > someone else to write one just for Squeezebox, Logitech could rely on > the greater Android development community. They'd spend less, and > customers would gain more -- especially since Android Market encompasses > both free and paid apps (Logitech has not shown any interest in building > an "app store" for Squeezebox, and even the "app gallery" for > highlighting free apps seems to be losing momentum. As little interest > as folks seem to have in developing "applets" for the new Squeezeboxes, > I think it would be good to at least give 3rd party developers some hope > that they could sell apps. Switching to Android would give developers > that option, at least for apps not strongly tied to the SqueezePlay > UI.) > Now you got me excited, I like your thoughts.
I wonder what would be required to make Android run on the Touch or Radio ? I suppose some drivers would be required ? Which probably isn't released as open source at the moment ? Does Android require a specific Linux kernel or would it even be possible to run it on top of the Linux kernel currently running on Touch/Radio ? -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73578 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
