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Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android?

Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android?

Posted Feb 23, 2012 2:11 UTC (Thu) by jmalcolm (guest, #8876)
In reply to: Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android? by southey
Parent article: Handset cohabitation: Ubuntu for Android

Why a virtual machine? I would assume that they are just running Unity (the Ubuntu UI) directly on the Android (just Linux really) kernel.


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Is the Linux kernel still limited by Android?

Posted Feb 23, 2012 14:54 UTC (Thu) by southey (subscriber, #9466) [Link]

Because the article refers to dual-boot experience not something like a remote display or dual display manager (like one for the device screen and another for the display) as may be the case here.

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