Chinese KitKat

[Diego Iastrubni]

On 01/05/2014 12:22 PM, Eli Marmor wrote:
> By the way (off topic):
> Does anybody have any experience with generic Android versions? (such 
> as CyanogenMod, which Mord mentioned)
There is not such thing as a "generic android version". The amount of 
propietary crap available on Android devices make it impossible to run 
it from free software. As the drivers are user space, there is usually 
no ABI problem and thus "modders" just port them to the stock image.

The kernel is always modified, and usually not released (yes, screw 
GPL). The bootloaders are sealed.

Even if you manage to get this working - Android is your best pal. Using 
Desktop Linux apps is a pure dog's shite on touch screen.

A sound advice - if you don't see the device you want to buy on 
Cyanogen's list, don't buy it. In 2 years it will be useles if you 
cannot put newer software on it. This is from someone who has a GalaxyS1 
which is running Cyanogenmod from git, and a Transformer that is running 
stock (since the support for it sux balls).