Android and Linux

[Jerry Feldman]

On 08/03/2010 10:14 PM, Rob Hasselbaum wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Rob Hasselbaum <rob-IdUdaS/NwSyQrzRDRVclEQ at public.gmane.org> wr=
ote:
>
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>> Android plays well with Linux, which is not too surprising since it is=

>> based on Linux. When you connect the phone via USB to a Linux box, it'=
ll
>> appear as a mass storage device, so you can just copy files back and
>> forth--music, pictures, whatever. Some (all?) Android phones also supp=
ort
>> DLNA media sharing, but I haven't played with that.
>>
>> As far as syncing goes, it works well with Gmail and Google Calendar,
>> naturally, and MS Exchange Server. Of course, this has nothing to do w=
ith
>> Linux per se. What kind of integration are you looking for?
>>
>>    =20
> Also worth noting there are SSH and SFTP clients and servers for Androi=
d,
> too.
True. I use connectbot to connect to (1) home WPA, (2) work WPA, and (3)
the BLU servers. All of these use public/private keys. My home system
uses a non-standard port. The only issue is I am unable to enter things
like ctrl-D on the Backflip, but there is a way to do it on some other
Android phones.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
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