Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIf you are one of those die-hard Linux fans who, like me, have been eagerly expecting each new Linux video driver release from AMD and/or nVidia, to be able to finally show our employer and everyone else that we can use Linux as our main machine, then these times are like living in a dream. (I don't really care that this Linux is labelled "Android" and has a Java "GUI", and I like many of the design decisions, e.g. for…
Now that they have moved to Froyo this might be a better alternative to develop/test apps on as opposed to the extremely slow emulator. Hopefully there is a VBox/Vmware compatible image available.
there is a place to obtain an ISO, if you have problems with the common mirrors: https://osdn.net/projects/android-x86/downloads/71931/androi...
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 277
- Total comments
- 74
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-15 | Porting Android to x86 | DanielRibeiro | 11 | 0 |
| 2011-06-29 | Android-x86 Project - Run Android on Your PCFirst breakout | pixdamix | 121 | 28 |
| 2012-06-20 | Porting Android to x86 | yitchelle | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-08-29 | Android-x86 Project – Run Android on Your PCBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | cblte | 140 | 45 |
| 2021-03-28 | Android-x86 Run Android on your PC | rolph | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-03-05 | Android-x86 | skibz | 2 | 0 |