On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Fabrizio Giudici < [email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/26/2010 01:09 AM, ags wrote: > >> Nothing wrong, just surprising, as the suit over Android did not conclude >> yet. >> > Just to be explicit, in case I've not been understood: this sounds to me as > the explicit assertion that the Java SE embedded can fit the VM role on > Android in place of Harmony / Dalvik. I'm neither backing nor negating the > point (I never ran such a test, and in addition to "pure" performance there > are things such as startup time, power consumption, etc). I'm saying that > this could be in preparation of Oracle publicly proposing, in the lawsuit, > the adoption of Java SE for Android in alternative to the sanctions. > > Well if its faster, doesnt that by definition mean it also uses less power to do each task that needs to be done. I cant comment because i dont know but im guessing that the android vm is only started once and is in memory forever after that, which makes startup time irrelevant given the same approach could be used by a real java vm. > > As a mere technical discussion here, it's interesting to learn that > probably Dalvik has no technical justification for its existence, other than > some legal points. Of course, I'd expect Google to reply back with some > technical counter arguments. > > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- mP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
