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azz 2010-02-27 17:54
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
We just need a trusty person with a paypal account (or alternate payment account) to hold on to the donation. It would be a great idea. I am sure if all maemo user donate just ONE dollar, we will have a big incentive for these guys to get something going. Bdogg is making great progress but it seems like he is the only one will working on this and even he isn't as enthused about putting too much time and energy into this project.

I remember following a couple of the guys at xda trying to get google map navigation to work on other devices other than the Droid. It took them about two days and 20 or so of the users/dev to test out different types of string to fool the app to let navigation work. I know this isn't the same as get a WHOLE os to work on another device but the energy level there are waaay high....:D

qole 2010-02-27 18:27
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
Always ask yourself, "What do I really want here?"

Obviously Solca, bri3d and bdogg64 are all doing this to see if they can, like mountaineers trying to scale Everest.

For me, I want to see a recent, working mainline kernel come to the N8x0.

There are others of you here, however (like me, you're not doing the actual coding), who seem to have another agenda. You seem to want something specific from an Android port, something you feel is lacking from Maemo.

Perhaps you would be better to ask for apps of equivalent functionality to be written / ported for Maemo?

What specifically do you want here?

Apoc 2010-02-27 18:34
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by azz (Post 549046)
We just need a trusty person with a paypal account (or alternate payment account) to hold on to the donation. It would be a great idea. I am sure if all maemo user donate just ONE dollar, we will have a big incentive for these guys to get something going. Bdogg is making great progress but it seems like he is the only one will working on this and even he isn't as enthused about putting too much time and energy into this project.

I remember following a couple of the guys at xda trying to get google map navigation to work on other devices other than the Droid. It took them about two days and 20 or so of the users/dev to test out different types of string to fool the app to let navigation work. I know this isn't the same as get a WHOLE os to work on another device but the energy level there are waaay high....:D
If someone else managed the website that showed the donations, I'd be happy to handle them through paypal. I've done it before. Then we'd only really need to get someone to create a detailed list of what still needs to be done, so we have goals to set/donate to such as getting charging working.

Might even be able to get some Android/tech blogs to feature the initiative. :)

azz 2010-02-27 23:46
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qole (Post 549079)
Always ask yourself, "What do I really want here?"

Obviously Solca, bri3d and bdogg64 are all doing this to see if they can, like mountaineers trying to scale Everest.

For me, I want to see a recent, working mainline kernel come to the N8x0.

There are others of you here, however (like me, you're not doing the actual coding), who seem to have another agenda. You seem to want something specific from an Android port, something you feel is lacking from Maemo.

Perhaps you would be better to ask for apps of equivalent functionality to be written / ported for Maemo?

What specifically do you want here?
I agree with your view too. I guess many of us just wants to be able to use apps from phones such as iphone and android thus we unconciously want that OS in our device. Our community feel small when compared to the apps on other devices. I have used android and iphone and I hated what they stand for. I honestly don't know what i want. I am sure many peeps around here feel the same. They are open to anything...I'm just babbling now....I think many of us are just a bit down because OVI store isn't getting nowhere and sygic isn't here yet...

Helmy 2010-02-28 04:38
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
I'm offering to create a site to host this project, and handle all the updates and site maintenance

mrdally204 2010-02-28 06:39
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
Helmy, maybe if you build it they will come......

I'm definitely willing to toss some cash to a working android release for the N810

Stskeeps 2010-02-28 07:24
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qole (Post 549079)
Always ask yourself, "What do I really want here?"

Obviously Solca, bri3d and bdogg64 are all doing this to see if they can, like mountaineers trying to scale Everest.

For me, I want to see a recent, working mainline kernel come to the N8x0
alecrim, luke-jr and Termana has a 2.6.33 going on N8x0 and is showing promising results.. Had diablo (minus dsp) booting it seems.

RogerTHAcctant 2010-02-28 08:06
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
I think a lot of people here want recognition from others with other phones. If you think about it the N900 and driod has similar hardward, the N900 even has a slightly faster processor, I think a lot of people here want to have andriod 2.1 ported over so they can say we got better hardware, and the capability to port over your OS, and show the mobile world the driod doesn't deserve to be marketed as the most open source phone

I'll admit it. I want to see andriod on this phone too, andriod 2.1. It'll seem foolish to waste your time argueing with your friends which OSs on your phones' are better when you could run their OS too

I think a lot of us are insecure about the future of maemo especially because nokia is switching to meego. We MIGHT gets apps as a result from meego development. But why wonder when we run apps off Andriod

Apoc 2010-02-28 09:39
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qole (Post 549079)
Always ask yourself, "What do I really want here?"

Obviously Solca, bri3d and bdogg64 are all doing this to see if they can, like mountaineers trying to scale Everest.

For me, I want to see a recent, working mainline kernel come to the N8x0.

There are others of you here, however (like me, you're not doing the actual coding), who seem to have another agenda. You seem to want something specific from an Android port, something you feel is lacking from Maemo.

Perhaps you would be better to ask for apps of equivalent functionality to be written / ported for Maemo?

What specifically do you want here?
You make a good point, but my answer is freedom. The N900 is a platform based on software freedom and open source values, we have the possibility of running anything on here, without going to extreme lengths to 'crack' or 'jailbreak' the phone.

Android and Mer are just other options that we can have the freedom to choose from, while I personally believe Maemo is better then Android for the N900 in *many* ways, there are still things that Android does better. And the freedom to choose which you want to use is important. I would love to have a dual/tri boot mode where I could switch off between the three depending on how I'm feeling like dealing with my information that day.

Quote:
Originally Posted by qole (Post 549079)
What specifically do you want here?
I want the freedom to choose. And I don't think I'm quite alone in that belief. :)

dj_steve 2010-02-28 10:44
Re: [Android] Eclair NITDroid (WIP)
 
id be more than willing to help out getting a port working for both n900 and the n8x0 and i would be more than willing to build a wiki and provide site for such as i have said previously in this toppic and not really had a response that much

edit: just saw helmys offer above also. id be more than willing to work with people to try and get this working and some sort of site up. and i dont mind reflashing my n800 to test things either


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