Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP for Android

[Daniel Hauck <daniel yacg com>]

I can see where you might think that about Android but since the source 
to Android is released, I don't really feel that is so.  The hardware 
drivers and such are being controlled by the hardware vendors and that's 
just a fact we have to accept for now.  This is also the case of desktop 
Linux where nVidia is concerned.  And yes, I'm with Torvalds on that 
subject.

In some respects, I see the non-open, non-public development of Android 
as an advantage at present.  One of the problems of open and public 
development is the speed at which things are developed.  This is an 
advantage that is typically exclusive to closed source development.  So 
in Android, we have a more rapidly developed, singularly focused, 
professional platform that also happens to have the source code made 
available to the public once the releases come out.

It's a good compromise and one that enables all manner of custom ROMs 
for phones, tablets and other devices out there.

Android is not sucking resources from the Desktop.  Desktop Linux 
development has ALWAYS been too slow for most people.  At times, it is 
because of bureaucratic committees like XFree86 and at others, it is due 
to a lot of fighting.  It's an unfortunate side-effect of a democratic 
type of system.

The current state of Android is limited to appliance style usage. I 
don't see, now, how GiMP would fit in unless it were somehow "lite"d 
into a much more simple form and possibly integrated into a camera app.  
GiMP all but requires the use of mouse and keyboard both of which are 
rarely used with Android devices.

Would I want to play with GiMP for Android?  You bet!  It would be fun.  
But that's about all for now.

Is Android going to be the way Linux gets into the workplace?  I'm 
beginning to think so more and more.  Google is inching its way into the 
enterprise more and more and BYOD is only the beginning of how it is 
coming to pass.  So having important software like GiMP and LibreOffice 
available for use on Android makes a lot of sense as a future vision 
type of thing to work on now.

Microsoft has demonstrated how bad it can be for those who are too late 
to the party.  I think Android will show that it will cost them dearly.

Just so you know what I see computing evolving into in the future, I see 
this:

The computer is the thing in your pocket.  The interface is the thing 
which connects with your computer.  The interface varies based on where 
you use the computer.  On the desktop you can go to your screen, 
keyboard and mouse (KVM).  At home, it could be many things including 
the TV and/or another KVM but the computer will integrate with a lot 
more including home automation, backup and archive storage and the 
like.  In the car, it integrates where you would expect it to... your 
steering wheel with controls, your dashboard with displays, your 
windscreen with a HUD and lots more.

To accomplish this, the computer must be very small and very portable.  
It may not even have to be all that powerful as powerful functions can 
be shared and offloaded to its interface devices.  (Consider, for 
example, how we can have high performance USB video devices)

This is not a feat Micrsosoft will EVER be able to accomplish using 
Windows.  But it is something which Android is particularly well suited for.


On 12/27/2012 01:33 AM, basilio wrote:
> I don't think it is a good idea to use scarce resources on android
> development. Android is like Trojan horse for Linux. It looks like free
> and is proprietary deep inside. It takes all the good things from the
> open source world and does not give back even specifications of
> hardware it runs on. Linux is slowing down its development aimed towards
> desktops now and Android is among reasons of that sucking the resources
> out of the open source ecosystem and moving from phones and pads towards
> desktops itself.
>
> All IMHO, of course.
>
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