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[REF]Android is now Open Source[Code released]

Android was announce as Open Source 6 hours ago.
Anybody now can download and work over Android.
http://source.android.com/
Let's work together to bring the Android to our loved Elf(in)!
Good luck!
Sry for the english.

Android is now available as open source
Oct 21, 2008 7:52 AM posted by Dave Bort [updated Oct 21, 2008 9:59 AM by Dave Bort]
Today is a big day for Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and the open-source community. All of the work that we've poured into the mobile platform is now officially available, for free, as the Android Open Source Project.
You'll be hearing a lot about Android devices. We've all put a lot of effort into the first Android device, and I'm really happy with the way it turned out. But one device is just the beginning.
Android is not a single piece of hardware; it's a complete, end-to-end software platform that can be adapted to work on any number of hardware configurations. Everything is there, from the bootloader all the way up to the applications. And with an Android device already on the market, it has proven that it has what it takes to truly compete in the mobile arena.
Even if you're not planning to ship a mobile device any time soon, Android has a lot to offer. Interested in working on a speech-recognition library? Looking to do some research on virtual machines? Need an out-of-the-box embedded Linux solution? All of these pieces are available, right now, as part of the Android Open Source Project, along with graphics libraries, media codecs, and some of the best development tools I've ever worked with.
Have a great idea for a new feature? Add it! As an open source project, the best part is that anyone can contribute to Android and influence its direction. And if the platform becomes as ubiquitous as I hope it will, you may end up influencing the future of mobile devices as a whole.
This is an exciting time for Android, and we're just getting started. It takes a lot of work to keep up with the changes in the mobile industry. But we want to do more than just keep up; we want to lead the way, to try things out, to add the new features that everyone else is scrambling to keep up with. But we can't do it without your help.
What will you do with Android?

Damn....i read a bit and then realised this is not gonna work for the Elf
Elfin users yes but not elf......... maybe someone can hack it for elf users or provide a workaround

Please maintain subject line as per posting policy in the announcement. I have edited the same right now in spirit of this discussion. Please bear in mind for further times

[DEVS] Call for Android Developers to port your applications to Playbook

I realize the laughs, smirks, and shuns that the title of this thread may cause.
However, as the founder and community manager for bnxtreme.com, please hear me out.
I am posting this to clear up/clarify some misunderstanding regarding Android on the Blackberry Playbook.
NOTE: This thread is NOT about rooting the Playbook or completely replacing the QNX OS with Android or dual-booting. I will be creating separate threads for those, and hopefully, with enough traction, it could develop into its own section.
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After DevCon 2011 in October, RIM released their BETA OS2.0 for the playbook.
Included in this release were several new tools for the SDK/NDK, support for additional programming languages, and of course, the reason I'm posting here, a native Android 2.3.3 run-time. Now developers have both on and offline conversion tools to recompile almost any Android APK for use in the BlackBerry PlayBook in BAR format using only a few clicks as shown on the following page:
http s://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/android/tool/​
Shortly thereafter, the various Blackberry forums throughout the web were abuzz about what could be done with this new BETA, how to get Android apps install, etc...
Within less than a day, the post appeared with very quick and simple directions for users to easily convert Android APK files to Playbook BAR files. Suddenly, the flood gates were now open and the list of applications being converted started to flood in, as did requests for those who 'got it' to do it for them. Less than 12 hours later, the list became too much for one person to manage alone, so a Google Doc was created based on a Google Form where visitors could submit their requests and updates. The list had taken on a life of it's own:
h ttp://bnxtreme.com/drupal/content/apk2bar-list​
As you can see from this list, individual PlayBook users have been actively collaborating and converting various applications to demonstrate just how easy the process is. It is hoped that this list of converted applications will help encourage developers to re-release their respective application on the BlackBerry Playbook.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If your application has been added to this list, it was done so because it was believed to be a free application on the Android Market, available as a free trial online, or offered for free through the Amazon Marketplace. If this is not the case, or for any reason you wish to have your application removed from the apk2bar list, please e-mail us at [email protected] and we will have your application permanently removed.​
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Now, within the last few weeks, ported Android applications have already started to appear in the Blackberry AppWorld, being made available to anyone running the OS2.0 BETA
ht tp://crackberry.com/handster-android-app-market-begin-submitting-android-apps-blackberry-app-world-behalf-developers
ht tp://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-playbook-f222/high-quality-free-android-apps-available-app-world-os2-users-679669/​
The purpose for this post is to call upon Android developers to start porting their applications and submitting them to the Blackberry AppWorld. Again, the process is extremely simple and will open your applications up to a whole new audience.
Additionally, I am also posting to offer our services. Our team is both willing to help test any early BETA builds or to continue any abandoned development projects on their port to the BlackBerry PlayBook operating system; all you have to do is ask.
For more information on how easy it is to develop your existing application for the Blackberry PlayBook, please visit:
ht tp://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/​
Thank you for your time to read this posting and we look forward to hopefully developing an active and healthy relationship with xda-developers.
Marc K.
Founder, Project Manager, and Community Manager for the BNXtreme Team.
@technomensch
ht tp://stayinginsync.info
ht tp://bnxtreme.com

I have just purchased a 32Gb Playbook and would love to support your objectives.
I am keen to use the PB on Android...I have little knowledge...but am keen
ANDREW

Why can't it be the other way? Blackberry Apps to Android? That seems to be better

Silvia for Android?

Is this just another Siri clone or is it closer to "AI" (define as you will). Is anyone here involved in this?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cogcode/silvia-for-android
I searched "silvia" and "silvia for android" before posting this thread. If this question or topic has been posted before, or if this is in the wrong place, I apologize.

MichaelHaley said:
Is this just another Siri clone or is it closer to "AI" (define as you will). Is anyone here involved in this?
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I searched "silvia" and "silvia for android" before posting this thread. If this question or topic has been posted before, or if this is in the wrong place, I apologize.
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Hi Michael,
Prior to our launch of our SILVIA for Android Kickstarter project this past Friday (May 25th), we have been fairly quiet about SILVIA for Android.
So, you may not find much 3rd party information on SILVIA for Android, at least for a while.
However, we will be happy to answer your questions as best we can.
First off, we think that Siri is a fine product.
Of course, we feel we have something different and unique to offer with our technology, otherwise we would not be doing what we're doing.
We think that our context sensitive conversational approach to the user experience is very compelling for many reasons, and we also think it is an important difference that our technology runs natively on mobile devices.
For developers, we are offering an SDK with a rich API, a graphical content development system, and a runtime engine that will allow developers to create new conversational applications for Android that run right on the device. For smaller developers, this is very important because there is no requirement for additional (and expensive) server infrastructure to host the AI.
We think that another important feature is the compactness and efficiency of our runtime. The average SILVIA for Android end-user application clocks in at about 7 or 8 megabytes on the device, and is efficient enough to run in the background without disrupting the performance of most other applications.
We will continue to release more details for developers over the next few weeks as our Kickstarter campaign progresses.
I hope this information helps.

Right on, looks pretty interesting, hope to see it available soon!

CogCode said:
Hi Michael,
Prior to our launch of our SILVIA for Android Kickstarter project this past Friday (May 25th), we have been fairly quiet about SILVIA for Android.
So, you may not find much 3rd party information on SILVIA for Android, at least for a while.
However, we will be happy to answer your questions as best we can.
First off, we think that Siri is a fine product.
Of course, we feel we have something different and unique to offer with our technology, otherwise we would not be doing what we're doing.
We think that our context sensitive conversational approach to the user experience is very compelling for many reasons, and we also think it is an important difference that our technology runs natively on mobile devices.
For developers, we are offering an SDK with a rich API, a graphical content development system, and a runtime engine that will allow developers to create new conversational applications for Android that run right on the device. For smaller developers, this is very important because there is no requirement for additional (and expensive) server infrastructure to host the AI.
We think that another important feature is the compactness and efficiency of our runtime. The average SILVIA for Android end-user application clocks in at about 7 or 8 megabytes on the device, and is efficient enough to run in the background without disrupting the performance of most other applications.
We will continue to release more details for developers over the next few weeks as our Kickstarter campaign progresses.
I hope this information helps.
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We are definitely covering SILVIA and this project
http://www.androrev.com/2012/05/31/...-why-she-may-just-be-androids-answer-to-siri/

Developer Update!
Just a quick update, we have some more information for Android developers on our Kickstarter project page.
Unfortunately, due to the low post count, we can't post links yet. But a quick look at the first post in this thread should get you there.
In particular, we think there is some great opportunity for game developers, as our SILVIA Core has already been deployed as a conversational intelligence system in 3D training systems for the US Army. But even casual game and apps developers can quickly integrate SILVIA for Android into their projects.
The SILVIA for Android library can be used directly in just about any native Java or Mono for Android project, but as a bonus for you Unity 3D developers, we will be including a Unity 3D compatible version of our SILVIA for Android runtime library as part of the SDK package.
All the best,
The SILVIA for Android Team

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Idea contest for the future development of open source software and operating systems

Dear users of xda developers
Within the context of a research project by the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management at the Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, we are investigating the potential of online communities as an instrument for the prediction of future developments and trends. We are planning to execute an “idea contest” which separates in four phases. We have no financial interests in the ideas. We are only interested how online communities discuss about the future.
THE PROCEDURE
First phase
How will open source software and operating systems look like in the year 2030?
This phase is a brainstorming of the future development open source software and operating systems.
The ideas and concepts should be posted within this thread and be discussed with other users. It doesn’t matter how detailed the concepts or ideas are. There is no right or wrong. Every idea and concept, regardless how farfetched or ‘exaggerated’ will be considered.
Time period for this round: 14 days.
We are looking forward to your discussions!
If you have any questions, just write here in the thread or contact us. We will guide you through the contest!
And now let’s start with phase 1!
@Zeng1987 & @Gideon92
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@svetius approved

Hey folks, we,
@Zeng1987 and myself, are very eager to hear your ideas and concepts how open soruce software and operating systems look like in 2030!
Best regards,
@Gideon92

Cloud Computing
Hey Guys,
This sounds quite interesting.
I think cloud computing will play an important role for the future and will replace external storages.
In my company everthing is saved and stored in a cloud.
What do you guys think?
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Qwertz92

Google updates AOSP bug tracker to use new in-house solution

Good news for the open source crowd.
Google's Android developers head to the blog today to let us know it has migrated the AOSP issue tracking system to use its own Issue Tracker software.
Issue Tracker is the tool Google uses internally while building and maintaining all the various stuff it does. It's also the public facing bug tracker for many of its other products, including the Android O Developer Preview. The new system looks and feels very much like Google Groups, and Google says this makes it easier for everyone to be on the same page when it comes to finding and killing bugs.
We are hoping to facilitate a better collaboration between our developers and our Android product teams by using a tool we use internally at Google to track bugs and feature requests during product development.
Issue Tracker also uses standard Google terms of service, so be sure to read what you are agreeing to the first time you use the service.
For most end users this has zero impact. But know that the people developing Android and fixing the inevitable bugs should now be able to better communicate. Everything works better when everyone involved knows what's up.

We don't need copy/pasted articles here, with no credits or source. That's called plagiarism. :good:
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