User:AndreasJellinghaus/Questions
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Android triggered question
Google seems to do some things right with android, at least for me many things ask for "how can I do that with openmoko"? here is my short list:
- Software Distribution: with Android people create a DEX file, put it on the web, so users can download, install and run it. OpenMoko has ipk, which is as far as I know similar to deb. A format that works well for managing system components, but how do I package third party software and get one click installation or something like this?
- Security in Application Installation: With android each appliation is installed with a differnt user id and they
have a system for sharing data etc. with other applications. But unless one does, each application is sealed and confined to its own space. Openmoko currently installs everything as root with no security boundaries at all.
- Application Logic: Android applications consist of small components running as seperate task. Each of them has to save its state with the system manager when control is passed to any other component, and the system manager can kill
any component/task at any time, and restart it using the saved state. Any plans for a similar management in Openmoko and example implementations?
