On Sep 22, 6:09*pm, "PCool" wrote:
We shall see. VMware's products are bullet proof, and their players are free
of charge.
Concerning hardware, the problem with tablets is that they will be large in
screen.
Over 5 inches it becomes a problem for most pilots, not to mention
paragliding people.

What is the time schedule for releasing the 6.0 by the way?
So I can plan the release of my 2.0 (hehe).

Paolo

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PCool wrote:
There was a video of VMWARE running on an Android platform.

Found that video. *It's a hypervisor which can run Android and Windows
CE in parallel. *It's not technically "VMWare on Android", but rather
"Android on VMWare". *The demo is already 1,5 years old, and I'm not
holding my breath for the real product.

For this to support LK8000 (or older XCSoar versions), a user needs to
buy a Windows CE license. *And of course the VMWare license.

I guess buying a used Windows PDA is cheaper. *And faster.

XCSoar 6.0 will be able run on a fully free operating system, with no
additional cost, and no rendering overhead. *We will use blazingly
fast OpenGL rendering on Android.

Max



The VMware player products are free of charge but they are all
irrelevant to supporting Windows Mobile/CE on Android and you will
have to buy a separate guest OS license. Ever tried to buy an
installable Windows Mobile release on a CD-ROM?

It may be more useful for legacy Windows Mobile/CE application support
over time if a Wine type environment for Windows Mobile OS emulation
would get ported to Android (therefore not requiring a Windows Mobile/
CE software and license).

But the answer is do a native port to Android (Gingerbread please...).

Darryl