Android application in Ubuntu Linux
In the Ubuntu developers summit at Barcelona. The Ubuntus major sponsor Canonical unveiled a prototype Android execution environment that gives option for Android applications to run in Ubuntu Linux.
This effort will help Android softwares to run in desktops, the experimental port of android to x86 architecture has made Android to be available in tablets and netbooks apart from mobiles.
Some technical details about the implementation was also shared in the summit. A working prototype was successfully compiles in Ubuntus libc instead Android libc, which is run on a regular Ubuntu desktop.
The project is in its early steps, there is still longer distance to travel. The source for the environment will be available soon, the team feels inviting the community to participate will help build momentum around the project.
From arstechnica
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