[http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2010/02/hands-on-and-under-the-hood-ars-tests-firefox-on-android.ars]
For those who want to try it out. ===== Hands-on and under the hood: Ars tests Firefox on Android By Ryan Paul | Last updated February 21, 2010 11:35 PM Mozilla's mobile Firefox browser is coming to Google's Linux-based Android operating system. Although the porting effort is still at an early stage of development, it is moving forward swiftly. Mozilla's developers achieved an important milestone this week by demonstrating that the browser can run on the Nexus One smartphone. Due to the highly experimental status of the project, Mozilla has not yet published packages for testing, but that didn't deter us from getting our grubby mitts on the goods. As our readers know, we just can't resist the doughy flavor of half-baked software, and we will gladly brave the bugs for a chance to taste test the new hotness before it really heats up. In order to get our own hands-on look at Firefox on Android, we had to compile it from source code. [...] I really want to emphasize the fact that what we tested in this article is NOT a release, a prerelease, or an official build from Mozilla. I copied the code directly from the active working branch of a Mozilla developer and poked it with a sharp stick until I got it to compile. The purpose of this article is to shed some light on the development process and provide a helping hand to other enthusiasts who want to get it to compile. The bugs, performance issues, and other limitations that I've discovered are not indicative of what the final product will be like. Firefox on Android is obviously not something that you would want to install and run on your handset today, but it has also clearly evolved beyond the proof-of-concept stage. It may not be practical to use yet, but it's a tremendously impressive feat that demonstrates Firefox's flexibility and illuminates the value and potential that can be unlocked by using Android's NDK. When it matures, it will bring more choice to users who are surfing the Web on Android-based devices. ===== -- Soh Kam Yung my Google Reader Shared links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/16851815156817689753) my Google Reader Shared SFAS links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/user/16851815156817689753/label/sfas) _______________________________________________ LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected]
