[lug] Android comparisons

[Michael Hirsch]

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Patrick Mullen <pmullen.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've heard good things about the Nokia N900.  Android is also just a
> Linux box, widely available on 1GHz machines (phones) these days.

Android if a far cry from "just a LInux box".  Yes, it runs Linux, the
kernel.  But that's about it.  You won't find any of the usual Linux
utilities installed.  The start-up is very different.  I don't even
know if bash is installed.

android is basically a linux kernel with the rest of the operating
system being completely customized for an embedded device.

The N900, which I've also heard good things about, is a much more
familiar Linux box.

Michael