Android Beyond Phones and Advanced Topics

Registered by Zach Pfeffer

This session will discuss the future of Android. It'll be a brainstorming session.

Topics:

1. Dual lib (bionic/glibc) support in Android
2. Apt-get on Android
3, Android as a general computing platform
4. Expanded enterprise networking
5. Expanded packages
6. Traditional Linux application support
7. Security certification
8. Headless Android
9. Do we port from Ubuntu to Android or Android to Ubuntu?

Possible Action Items from the discussion:

1. Create a two lib environment on Android.

2. Upstream 2 lib support.

3. Create use-case for two lib support.

4. Build support for multimedia muxing.
4.1 Handle dual framebuffer owners.
4.2 Handle dual event receivers.

5. Investigate other application delivery options on Android, like apt.

6. Create a user-story for Android as a general purpose platform.

7. Expand Android's support for enterprise networking.

8. Expand the number of packages shipped with the platform.

9. Implement try-an-app.

10. Implement traditional Linux support.

11. Support headless Android.

12. Certify Linaro builds.

13. Ship icedrobot with LEBs.

-Zach

Session notes: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-o/meeting/linaro-android-o-beyond-phones/

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
Zach Pfeffer
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
Zach Pfeffer
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Zach Pfeffer
Definition:
New
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
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