Question about AOSP

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I'm kinda confused by this post here:

Originally Posted by akirah

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Launcher is slow with scrolling, browser is multitouch with double tap (I really like it, and can't wait for AOSP eclair!).
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Is there a separate fork that I don't know about with Android? The source code was already released at that time of posting, yet akirah still states that he is waiting for the release of AOSP eclair. So I'm confused.

What I thought by this post was that there is Android supported just by Google, and then there is AOSP, which anyone can edit and then slap on their phones.

Edit: I felt like I should of done some more research and searched more thoroughly, so I did and came back to delete this thread, and didn't have the option to delete it, so I'm gonna ask for some more additional clarification.

Why is it so difficult to get everything working on different phones? Why if one puts 2.0 on a phone such as the G1 or MyTouch it's sluggish? Yeah there are different hardware that needs to be supported, but how difficult can it be to get the different radios, wifi and sound working? Why do we have to wait so long for HTC to come out with a 2.0 image?

Thanks

Originally Posted by allholy1

I'm kinda confused by this post here:



Is there a separate fork that I don't know about with Android? The source code was already released at that time of posting, yet akirah still states that he is waiting for the release of AOSP eclair. So I'm confused.

What I thought by this post was that there is Android supported just by Google, and then there is AOSP, which anyone can edit and then slap on their phones.

Edit: I felt like I should of done some more research and searched more thoroughly, so I did and came back to delete this thread, and didn't have the option to delete it, so I'm gonna ask for some more additional clarification.

Why is it so difficult to get everything working on different phones? Why if one puts 2.0 on a phone such as the G1 or MyTouch it's sluggish? Yeah there are different hardware that needs to be supported, but how difficult can it be to get the different radios, wifi and sound working? Why do we have to wait so long for HTC to come out with a 2.0 image?

Thanks

That thread was posted on the 27th of October (and edited on the 28th). The 2.0 source was only released a week ago, if that. That ROM was ported from the emulator images. 2.0 requires new drives for the Qualcomm chipset in the Dream, Magic, Hero and Tatoo, which they have yet to release to us. Imagine running your computer without drivers for essential components, even it had great specs everything would run like crap, that's essentially what's going on here.