Google recently announced a mobile platform called Android. An important part of that platform is their Dalvik VM, which can run "modified" Java bytecode. The OSGi specifications lend themselves well as platform for loosely coupled and extensible applications. In fact, one of the expert groups within OSGi focusses on mobile phones. The OSGi framework allows these applications to be dynamically deployed and updated. Apache Felix is an open source implementation of OSGi.
This blog entry on the luminis blog presents a way to make Apache Felix work on Google Android. The actual code, both in source and binary form, and the instructions have been posted here. Check it out and let us know if this interests you!
Add Comment