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Android, Open Source and a self-induced hackathon
tl;dr Android as a whole -from Google’s code repository to cheap Chinese tablets- is open source to a certain extent but, although this acts as a cushion for poor product releases, it isn’t an excuse. Some weeks ago I had to spend more time than usual to get my Android devices do my binding; more time as in four (4) days! When it comes to Android, I am an advanced user, having rooted and flashed some ROMs on my devices. Also, due to my Linux knowledge, Android’s lower levels don’t feel that strange to me. That said, without any specific knowledge, in 4 days I got to resolve a hardware (software related though) issue, write a really basic Android...
Read MoreNew theme, new 404 page, new server and zero ads!
Quite some changes happened at the website in the last few hours and I want to write some lines about it. new theme As you can see I installed a new theme. I have fallen in love with it from the first moment I saw it. It is simple and elegant, perfect for a personal site. It may be a bit disorienting that the first post you see on the home page isn’t the most recent post in general but the most recent post in the featured articles category, but I prefer it that way. This change wasn’t easy though. I had to make the theme xLanguage (multilingual) compatible, to fix an issue with international characters, to add some rss icons (borrowed from Atahualpa)...
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