Ok. Using chroot and a separate Debian partition (NOT a loop mounted image) works fine for me. My goal was to have Debian work along with Android, so I succeed. Good luck. I did find this for the N1, which is close to what you are talking about, but on a phone and not a tablet... http://www.irregular-expression.com/?p=30
You should be able to mount an image with Debian on it and chroot into it on pretty much any Android device. Or create a separate partition on the SDcard just for Debian. (That's what I do on my D1.) It works pretty well even on an older device if you don't require a fancy desktop like KDE or Gnome. I just use bash mostly. I would imagine it works much better on a newer device with a 'large' screen like a tablet has. Rock on.
I don't see a part that clearly states they are authorized to distribute them either. The CM team created scripts that will backup the Gapps on the phone and restore them after flashing CM. It is my understanding that Google was ok with that. They did not continue to send C&D letters or take them to court. This was between Google and the CM team, and they appear to have resolved it in 2009. If your phone comes with the Google Apps installed, then you are entitled to have them on your phone. That was the point. Google appears to have had an issue with them being included in custom ROMs, but does not appear to have an issue with people flashing custom ROMs and putting Google Apps back afterward.
Can I find something from Google stating that clearly? No. Does that mean it's not true? No. Their action and subsequent inaction makes it pretty clear to me. CyanogenMod is not exactly under the radar. If Google has an issue with how things are going now, they would start sending letters again. They have done it once already.
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Ok. Using chroot and a separate Debian partition (NOT a loop mounted image) works fine for me. My goal was to have Debian work along with Android, so I succeed. Good luck. I did find this for the N1, which is close to what you are talking about, but on a phone and not a tablet... http://www.irregular-expression.com/?p=30
You should be able to mount an image with Debian on it and chroot into it on pretty much any Android device. Or create a separate partition on the SDcard just for Debian. (That's what I do on my D1.) It works pretty well even on an older device if you don't require a fancy desktop like KDE or Gnome. I just use bash mostly. I would imagine it works much better on a newer device with a 'large' screen like a tablet has. Rock on.
You should be able to use Debian on the Transformer too, btw.
I don't see a part that clearly states they are authorized to distribute them either. The CM team created scripts that will backup the Gapps on the phone and restore them after flashing CM. It is my understanding that Google was ok with that. They did not continue to send C&D letters or take them to court. This was between Google and the CM team, and they appear to have resolved it in 2009. If your phone comes with the Google Apps installed, then you are entitled to have them on your phone. That was the point. Google appears to have had an issue with them being included in custom ROMs, but does not appear to have an issue with people flashing custom ROMs and putting Google Apps back afterward. Can I find something from Google stating that clearly? No. Does that mean it's not true? No. Their action and subsequent inaction makes it pretty clear to me. CyanogenMod is not exactly under the radar. If Google has an issue with how things are going now, they would start sending letters again. They have done it once already.
Google is your friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyanogenMod#cite_note-31 http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/09/note-on-google-apps-for-android.html