securitybreach Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 I was wondering what was ‘L’ in Android, until someone pointed out “maybe it’s Linux”. In all honestly I don’t think it’s L for Linux, but a wishful thinking doesn’t hurt given the fact that Google is putting Linux ‘everywhere’. Linus Torvalds may have never dreamt of this day when he sent out that email back in 1991 and said, “I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.”. Fast forward to June 25, 2014. Every single announcement that Google made today was about one thing – Linux. Whether it was automobiles, watches, smartphones, TVs or laptops – it was all about Linux.... http://www.themukt.c...nux-everywhere/ Quote
abarbarian Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 I thought the Big L was a reference to, The Big L Lets hope the real big L has a better future. Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Can't wait to see that! Hope it will be available so Josh can send it to me. I really hate such terribly limited bandwidth at Verizon Wireless. We are at 20GB/mo and last month we went over and have to pay $15/GB over that. So this month the bandwidth will be even more than usual... Quote
securitybreach Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 Available? It came out in 1998 so yeah, its available. Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Doesn't always mean it's available just cuz it's old. Google IO for this year is coming up too though ... Edited June 26, 2014 by LilBambi Quote
securitybreach Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 Doesn't always mean it's available just cuz it's old. Google IO for this year is coming up too though ... Yup, today is Day 2 of I/0 Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Yep, thought it was this week! Awesome! Quote
securitybreach Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 I am surprised you never seen The Big Lebowski as it is a classic and one of my top movies. Quote
securitybreach Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 This isn't just platform code, it looks like all of the recent Nexus devices are covered - everything from the 2012 Nexus 7 up through to the Nexus 5. Note: there still aren't any binary packages or kernel source for the Nexus devices, so a completely stock AOSP-based build will have to wait a little bit longer. Nexus 4 - https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/mako/+/l-preview Nexus 5 - https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/hammerhead/+/l-preview Nexus 7 (2012 Wi-Fi) - https://android.googlesource.com/device/asus/grouper/+/l-preview Nexus 7 (2012 LTE) - https://android.googlesource.com/device/asus/tilapia/+/l-preview Nexus 7 (2013 Wi-Fi) - https://android.googlesource.com/device/asus/flo/+/l-preview Nexus 7 (2013 LTE) - https://android.googlesource.com/device/asus/deb/+/l-preview Nexus 10 - https://android.googlesource.com/device/samsung/manta/+/l-preview A few other notable projects to check out: ART Runtime - https://android.googlesource.com/platform/art/+/l-preview Framework - https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/l-preview System - https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/l-preview It's not clear yet if all of the source code is fully uploaded, but I've yet to see a project that doesn't include an "l-preview" branch that appears to contain a full file structure. It's time to start poking around to see what we can find! Android "L" Preview Source Code Going Live In AOSP, Includes Support For Nexus 4, 5, 7 (2012+2013), And 10 Quote
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