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Erm, sorry to tell you this but Android is Linux.
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I think the article was specific to Ubuntu..
It was, But Ubuntu is only one linux distribution. People confuse linux with linux distributions a lot.
for those that don't know...
Linux is only the kernel. This is the heart of any computer operating system. It deals with hardware interfacing, IO, memory management and process management (ie multitasking).
sitting on top of the Kernel is the Tool chain. This handles the boot process and core system features such as compilers, the C library and other tools. In most linux distributions the GNU toolchain is used. Android however uses their own tool chain sitting on top of the linux kernel.
On top of all this is the GUI or Graphical User Interface. This is the bit that the user sees.
GNU/Linux has many user interfaces including KDE, Gnome, XFCE, LXDE, Busybox and the list goes on.
Android/Linux uses its own which I suppose you would call Android.
Ubuntu uses Broken Link Removed which was written by the company (Canonical) itself. But you can get other versions of Ubuntu Xbuntu running XFCE, Kubuntu running KDE, Lubuntu running LXDE
Linux (the kernel) is a brilliant bit of software engineering that can run on anything from the smallest realtime gadget all the way up to supercomputers with thousands of processors. 92% of all super computers run Linux. Linux based tablets (mainly android) had a 55% market share in the last financial qtr and will overtake IOS based tablets in early 2013. In the phone market linux has a 75% market share in the last financial qtr.
You will find Linux in your set top boxes, PVR's, in your car entertainment systems and your Satnavs. It is also popular in NAS boxes and much much more.
Linux supports all major processors, including Intel, AMD, ARM, PowerPC and other supercomputers. So it covers the whole range from low power to multicore behemoths..
The beauty of Linux is its versatility and openness. If you don't like one particular bit of the OS you just change it. You don't need to ask Microsoft or Apple for permission you just get on and do it.
I move around OS quite a bit but have finally settled on Linux Mint using XFCE as my desktop. Linux mint was based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian (confused much). I like it because it is not one of these glamourised OS's with lots of prettyness that only serve to slow your computer down. It is the Arial Atoms of OS's stripped down to its core essentials so you can get the job done. However I can log out of this desktop and log back in on KDE at any time and have all the 3D rotating cube desktops and wobbly windows and translucent task bars if I feel like it. I can do this without rebooting the computer...
So is Linux ready for the Mobile phone platform.. Definately YES. Is Ubuntu Unity ready I would say no... I hate unity with a passion.
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Yes I know what Linux is, the article was UBUNTU specific, hence my posting...
The Raspberry Pi computer is Linux based and the pcb is about the same size as current leading smartphones.
Its available with 256 or 512mb ram and uses an SD card as a HD so I cant see any reason why a Linux based phone wouldnt be practical with the amount of memory and storage available in modern phones
Agree with Gromett though, dont think it would be Ubuntu based at this moment in time. If they bin the current interface, maybe
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something i didnt put in in the opening post...way to early!!
how will google/apple/etc react to this this, given the decent free apps etc that are available through LINUX distros, which make a tablet running UBUNTU a very viable alternative to a laptop/netbook...for my use anyway!!
But on the desktop you have a large range of free options that are designed to take full advantage of the space available why would you want a crippled desktop that is also designed to run on the tablets/phones. The same goes the other way. A great desktop user interface would be really crappy on a tablet. Designing an interface that is suitable for both would be impossible in my view.No tool has to be a master so long as it can do the job required
But on the desktop you have a large range of free options that are designed to take full advantage of the space available why would you want a crippled desktop that is also designed to run on the tablets/phones. The same goes the other way. A great desktop user interface would be really crappy on a tablet. Designing an interface that is suitable for both would be impossible in my view.
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That isn't the point. The vast majority of people who buy phones, computers, cars and many other devices haven't a clue how they work and how to use all their capabilities. They just buy a device to do a job. If it does that job it doesn't matter to most people how cut down (or bloated) the underlying mechanism is; they just want it to do what they bought it for.
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