1. what is it based on?
2. I'm pretty sure that "XDA" is copyrighted
3. More info?
no offence, but you need to prove that you're not a troll with good PS skills. This is OT after all
1. This is a UI based on Android 4.2 with forks from Ubuntu's Touch OS work. Ubuntu's Touch OS use the better part of Linux and allows users to run high terminal commands like Apt Get and and sudo.
2. I don't know, what do you think?
3. xdOS is a project. More like a skin. You might call it blootware. However it is more than that. We are using the better part of Android and Ubuntu to help us make an IMG and we make flash on a low end device and help you do normal task like Calling and Messaging. We started with this in mind and sooner made it larger. The framework syncs everything from the cloud. This is includes your Contacts, messages and apps. You can boot into this image and use it without a lot of set up.
How are we? We are a group of students from Stanford learning CS. I am Jerry. My team includes Tim, Scott, Rashid and Chen. We are working in our free time to make this work.