[LAU] embedded devices for audio

[Patrick Shirkey]

Brad Fuller wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Patrick Shirkey
> <pshirkey at boosthardware.com> wrote:
>   
>> On 6:18:06 pm 12/18/08 "Nathanael Anderson" <wirelessdreamer at gmail.com>
>>
>> At the moment I just want to get Android up and running so I can tweak it
>> from there. A it can now also be installed on the iphone (at least in
>> console mode) it has the potential to make a great future proofed platform.
>>     
>
> I'm wondering why you want to use Android. It isn't the complete Linux
> platform. What I mean is that while it includes the Linux kernel,  it
> doesn't include glibc (for instance). Why not just use the complete
> gnu toolchain for arm? That would seem to be your better choice. So,
> you must have some other goal?
>   

I didn't realise that it was missing glibc. That's a major drawback.

The main incentive behind using Android is that the dev platform 
integrated pretty nicely which makes it a lot easier to work with.

I have looked into a couple of other options but it's hard to get into them.

If you have any suggestions I would love to know about them.


Cheers.


-- 
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd.