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Android Mythbusters (Matt Porter)

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 5, 2009

“The presentation shows how Google has simply thrown 5-10 years
of Linux userspace evolution into the trashcan and re-implemented
it partially for no reason. Things like hard-coded device
lists/permissions in object code rather than config files, the lack
of support for hot-plugging devices (udev), the lack of kernel
headers. A libc that throws away System V IPC that every unix/Linux
software developer takes for granted. The lack of complete POSIX
threads. I could continue this list, but hey, you should read those
slides. now!”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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