[Mep-dev] Tuesday Challenge for 14 April 2009

[Philip Balister]

Michelle wrote:
> I'm interested in reasons *not* to select Android as a baseline OS for MEP stations. 
> 
> Here are a few more details:
> 
> Android is an open-source operating system primarily intended for cellular phones.
> 
> www.android.com
> 
> Android scales to systems like MEP, third party development is encouraged, it's supported by a consortium of all sorts of people we've heard of (http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/), and it uses lots of linux-like process protection protocols that would seem to enhance stability and usefulness. People seem interested in developing for Android, and it might help MEP greatly to go in this direction. What do you all think?
> 
> I have an image for the TI OMAP from the Embedded Systems Conference, and would love to hear from anyone else pro or con on Android. 

My understanding is that Android is a semi-custom user space, as opposed 
to the standard Linux/Unix user space we/I am used to.

I'd rather work in the standard user space unless I find that there are 
compelling reasons to use Android.

I'm told people are interested in Android because they see it as a 
vehicle to sell chips, which makes it important, but not important to 
SDR efforts :)

Philip