??Questions about Android??

Krazy Owl · Oct 9, 2012

Hi.

I would like to know at first if Android is an Open source and fully free system like Xubuntu and Linux? I know they got load of free softwares but the system itself I don't know about it.

Is there any way to install it on older laptop to transform them into Android machine so people could get cheap laptop using older technology?

Thank you guys.

Guitar · Oct 9, 2012

Android is open source except for Honeycomb.

Krazy Owl said:
Is there any way to install it on older laptop to transform them into Android machine so people could get cheap laptop using older technology?

Yes, it is possible. This is similar to how they are making cheap tablets/PCs in developing countries.

Krazy Owl · Oct 9, 2012

What is Honeycomb? Also what is Sons of anarchy is related to? Because I saw local store selling shirs with this logo. Thank you.

Frick · Oct 9, 2012

Sons of anarchy is a TV show.

happita · Oct 9, 2012

Krazy Owl said:
What is Honeycomb? Also what is Sons of anarchy is related to? Because I saw local store selling shirs with this logo. Thank you.

Sons of Anarchy:
- A somewhat good TV show

Honeycomb:
- A delicious cereal made from Post Cereals pretty much made up of powder

or
- An Android operating system designed primarily for their tablets

Sasqui · Oct 9, 2012

Krazy Owl said:
Is there any way to install it on older laptop to transform them into Android machine so people could get cheap laptop using older technology?

Basically, you'll have to re-write what's needed to interface with all of the devices in the laptop.

Start here: http://source.android.com/

Have fun!

ZenZimZaliben · Oct 9, 2012

Krazy Owl said:
Hi.

Is there any way to install it on older laptop to transform them into Android machine so people could get cheap laptop using older technology?

Thank you guys.

Old laptops do not have touch screens...so that would not work really well.

The answer you seek is the LINUX OS. This will install on old hardware, is totally opensource (free) and will be much more compatible with old hardware then trying to force android os (which is 100% linux) which was designed for tablets and not laptops so much.

Android is just a different version of linux compiled to run on tablets and use mobile based hardware.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)

Here is a list of Linux OS compiled in different ways for different functions by different people, but it is all based of the same opensource code base.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

dude12564 · Oct 10, 2012

Sasqui said:
Basically, you'll have to re-write what's needed to interface with all of the devices in the laptop.

Start here: http://source.android.com/

Have fun!

http://www.android-x86.org/

There's that, but it's with vastly reduced functionality - not meant for primary usage.

Krazy Owl · Oct 10, 2012

It's the one i downloaded and installed on usb key but anyway the laptop is not able to read usb first. I installed xubuntu anyway Thanx.

Guitar · Oct 10, 2012

If it is not read USB first you could download an alternate boot manager and set it to boot that way.

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