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Krazy Owl

Oct 9, 2012 07:49 PM

??Questions about Android??

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.

Guitarrassdeamor

Oct 9, 2012 08:39 PM

Android is open source except for Honeycomb.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy Owl (Post 2742036)

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 08:42 PM

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 08:59 PM

Sons of anarchy is a TV show.

happita

Oct 9, 2012 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy Owl (Post 2742091)

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 :D
or
- An Android operating system designed primarily for their tablets

Sasqui

Oct 9, 2012 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy Owl (Post 2742036)

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 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy Owl (Post 2742036)

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..._distributions

dude12564

Oct 10, 2012 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasqui (Post 2742112)

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 02:04 AM

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.

Guitarrassdeamor

Oct 10, 2012 03:07 AM

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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