Android SDK, MSM7K kernel patches and blog now available
Posted by:
Chris DiBona, Open Source Programs Manager
Many of those subscribed to this blog have heard our recent
announcement about the
Open
Handset Alliance, and we thought we'd bring everyone up to date. Today, the team
released an early look at the
Android SDK for developers interested in building
applications for Android.
By the way, we've released more than just the
SDK. Those of you who follow the development of the Linux kernel on ARM may have seen that we
released our initial patches that provide kernel support for the
QualcommMSM7K. This release means that support in the Linux kernel is now
available for the on board serial, i2c, timer, NAND flash controller, MDP/MDDI framebuffer,
gpio controller, and high speed USB client controller. This code also provides access to the
baseband features of the chip. The announcement to the kernel developer community can be found
on the
ARM Linux mailing list. Like all proper Linux
kernel code, these patches were released under
v2 of the GNU GPL. Stay tuned for more open source
related details.
We're really excited about all of these developments
and can't wait to see what results. To help get things started, we've also announced the
Android Developer Challenge, a $10 million challenge to reward
developers for working with the platform. Head over the
Android Developers blog to find out more about this exciting mobile
platform.
