2010-01-14, 04:22
topfs2 Wrote:I highly doubt xbmc will get ported to android by the current team, not many that sees a use for a full fledged media center on a phone.
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Cheers,
Tobias
Sorry to kick this thread but I think you totally miss the point.
Moblin (x86 for smartphone and netbooks; like xbmc but also e.g. 6 seconds starttime, touchscreen) and Android (ARM market) are both linux based. Intel’s "secret" plan is to then “port” the Google Android framework onto Moblin, in a move to further unify the mobile Linux distributions but also leverage Google’s eco-system (like e.g. Android market).
I think for fast booting, low power (e.g. ATOM, ION, CULV, ARM) systems will be a new platform for unified mobile experience. Media is part of that experience.
Touchscreen, stores, distribution, 6-seconds boot.. I think this can be a huge step for XBMC and for the opensource community.
It think it would be really worth to release XBMC yet to another platform even since recompiling to Moblin would not be a huge problem. On the other hand, Moblin can make a huge step when it's running proper on a ATOM / ION.