Topic: A Quick Tour of the Android System
When: Tuesday March 10th, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Speaker: William Tracy
Location: Sonic, 2260 Apollo Way Santa Rosa, CA 95407 through metal gate,
arrive by 7 and see http://nblug.org/locations for more information
This talk will also be streamed for any who are concerned about the
covid-19 coronavirus outbreak or are otherwise remote; you can tune in at
https://Twitch.tv/dwangoAC
Talk description:
We keep hearing that Android is based on a modified form of Linux. What does that actually mean? What are these modifications? How does the Android system above the kernel compare to a traditional GNU/Linux system?
There’s plenty of information available about Android from a user or app developer’s perspective, so let’s skip that. Instead, we’ll look at Android’s overall architecture, and see what’s interesting from the point of view of a Linux system administrator or Gentoo hacker.
