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Originally Posted by mrebanza View Post



I really would like to work on this . . . I am new to linux development but I really think that a custom firmware built to run droid apps would make the N900 a SUPER DROID PHONE rather than just another android device....Lets face it If we wanted an android we would just buy one - At the price of the N900 you can easily buy a Nexus One, Droid or any other Android on the Market. The thing that makes the N900 and the Maemo OS Special is that it is a full Linux OS capable of doing anything. I really like the Maemo Window Manager and the GUI and I like Firefox and Pidgin and a Full Adobe Flash Player. I like how you can Add software sources to the Maemo Apps and Update Center just like Ubuntu that is completely awesome. I like the FREEDOM AND OPENNESS of Maemo. I just think we are missing alot in the app department. If
Maemo could simply run Android Apps it would have a BIG leg up on Android . . . I could do everything Android can do plus a whole bunch more. And since they are both open source and Linux based I don't see how this would be a problem and/or terribly imposable would it???!?!?



Like I said isn't it nothing more than a dependency issue??



I would love to give this a try can i run an SDK in Ubuntu . . . anybody that is interested please give me some info on were to start




Oh here is a cool little non-Nokia device I found that is set to be running Maemo
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives..._on_maemo.html
I have to say i would personally much rather have this as well (an before you ask I am far to stupid to work n it ). While I love the concept of dual booting - it can and does become limiting. For the most part booting into android would be so that a particular app could be run, in doing so you lose the functionality of the maemo 5 OS and vice versa. Being able to run android apps from within maemo would be the best of both worlds for me.
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