[lug] Android comparisons

[Bruce Long]

Consider the Nokia N900. It is a phone/linux computer. I run gcc, gdb, Gimp,
Open Office, and lots of other Linux software. It's almost totally open; you
can compile your own kernels. You can run Debian Linux and possibly KDE and
Gnome. I believe that it can run Android but I have not done so myself.
There is an active community at http://maemo.org.

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 5:58 PM, <stimits at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm at a point where I really need to upgrade my cell. I really want to be
> able to write software to run on my own phone. I see two phones that I'm
> currently interested in, the Motorola X and the Motorola Droid 2. Looks like
> Droid 2 is a bit smaller than X, and X has a lot going for it. However, X
> runs Android 2.1, and Droid 2 runs Android 2.2. A while back someone from
> BLUG had suggested that no matter which phone yoIu get, I want to have one
> that allows me to download and install software from any site, not just some
> sort of registered site...since my own computer would be where it gets
> software written by me. Can anyone tell me about whether the typical X or
> Droid 2 have hurdles like only working with specific download sites which
> would interfere with me writing software for my own phone? I'm particularly
> interested writing special handling for a database of phone numbers,
> probably modified by GPS location and time of call.
>
> On a related note, I have seen claims that near the end of summer X will
> have the ability to upgrade to Android 2.2 (from 2.1)...perhaps vaporware,
> but if it had 2.2 on X I think I'd go for the X (X seems to be the better
> hardware side). Any opinions on how much 2.1 and 2.2 should change my
> purchase decision? I don't think I can wait till late fall, but it is
> rumored that Android 3 will be out then...should be interesting.
>
> D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net
>
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