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No, it couldn't. If by "Android kernel" you mean the full richness of the existing APIs, the UI framework, UI conventions etc., then no, you can't just mash up
by kkowalczyk 15y ago
No, it couldn't.
If by "Android kernel" you mean the full richness of the existing APIs, the UI framework, UI conventions etc., then no, you can't just mash up two full-featured OS who both need exclusive access to hardware, have their own UI conventions, APIs, different ways of doing the same things (like showing notifications, switching between applications) etc.
If by "Android kernel" you mean "slightly modified Linux kernel that Android uses" then technically yes but it's a meaningless statement. WebOS already uses (possibly slightly modified) Linux kernel, the kernel changes constitute about 0.1% of their code and they are not what defines Android or WebOS.
- warthogkernel 15y agoThe inverse is more useful. webOS running with an interface to the Android market and ability to run Android apps. It should not be that hard to get that working if people pitch in to help. - Dalvik needs to work under webOS which should be a recompile and some changes. There's also Alien. - Android apps need to have a generic wrapper to put them into webOS cards. - Some other interface issues to clean up. So, who wants to help do this? PS: FWIW, webOS essentially uses an Android kernel already.
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