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just as a thought experiment: imagine android without fragmentation, over the wire updates for all platforms, on demand by users a-la-iPhone. different develop
by ramy_d 16y ago
just as a thought experiment: imagine android without fragmentation, over the wire updates for all platforms, on demand by users a-la-iPhone.
different developing environments cause developers to think, and develop, differently for the devices lined within those environments. MeeGo offers something Android does not, and that is not only a "truer" linux stack that is not based on java. But this also gives a flexibility for programmers to use languages that are more within their preferences (read: not java, maybe C, maybe scripting languages, what ever).
I think meego is something more developers are going to feel comfortable with as the gap between developing for traditional desktop/mobile devices and handheld devices will shrink. Can you pack an RPM? cuz that's all you need (as far as i understand) to distribute your app to meego.
just my 2 cents
- zokier 16y agoI recently began developing for the N900. First I did the basic cannon Qt tutorial on PC. Installed the Maemo SDK and recompiled my code in the cross-compile environment (which is basically a chroot+qemu or something) and throwed the binary on my phone. Worked without a hitch. Same source code, with no special considerations for mobile devices, and it just works. Of course creating packages is bit more involved, but current Maemo uses standard Debian packages, so its not really anything special.