diff --git a/include/sysutils/FrameworkClient.h b/include/sysutils/FrameworkClient.h
index 0ef0753..4a3f0de 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/FrameworkClient.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/FrameworkClient.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _FRAMEWORK_CLIENT_H
 #define _FRAMEWORK_CLIENT_H
 
-#include "../../../frameworks/base/include/utils/List.h"
+#include "List.h"
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
     int sendMsg(const char *msg, const char *data);
 };
 
-typedef android::List<FrameworkClient *> FrameworkClientCollection;
+typedef android::sysutils::List<FrameworkClient *> FrameworkClientCollection;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sysutils/FrameworkCommand.h b/include/sysutils/FrameworkCommand.h
index 6c1fca6..3e6264b 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/FrameworkCommand.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/FrameworkCommand.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef __FRAMEWORK_CMD_HANDLER_H
 #define __FRAMEWORK_CMD_HANDLER_H
 
-#include "../../../frameworks/base/include/utils/List.h"
+#include "List.h"
 
 class SocketClient;
 
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
     const char *getCommand() { return mCommand; }
 };
 
-typedef android::List<FrameworkCommand *> FrameworkCommandCollection;
+typedef android::sysutils::List<FrameworkCommand *> FrameworkCommandCollection;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sysutils/List.h b/include/sysutils/List.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f7b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sysutils/List.h
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+//
+// Templated list class.  Normally we'd use STL, but we don't have that.
+// This class mimics STL's interfaces.
+//
+// Objects are copied into the list with the '=' operator or with copy-
+// construction, so if the compiler's auto-generated versions won't work for
+// you, define your own.
+//
+// The only class you want to use from here is "List".
+//
+#ifndef _SYSUTILS_LIST_H
+#define _SYSUTILS_LIST_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace sysutils {
+
+/*
+ * Doubly-linked list.  Instantiate with "List<MyClass> myList".
+ *
+ * Objects added to the list are copied using the assignment operator,
+ * so this must be defined.
+ */
+template<typename T> 
+class List 
+{
+protected:
+    /*
+     * One element in the list.
+     */
+    class _Node {
+    public:
+        explicit _Node(const T& val) : mVal(val) {}
+        ~_Node() {}
+        inline T& getRef() { return mVal; }
+        inline const T& getRef() const { return mVal; }
+        inline _Node* getPrev() const { return mpPrev; }
+        inline _Node* getNext() const { return mpNext; }
+        inline void setVal(const T& val) { mVal = val; }
+        inline void setPrev(_Node* ptr) { mpPrev = ptr; }
+        inline void setNext(_Node* ptr) { mpNext = ptr; }
+    private:
+        friend class List;
+        friend class _ListIterator;
+        T           mVal;
+        _Node*      mpPrev;
+        _Node*      mpNext;
+    };
+
+    /*
+     * Iterator for walking through the list.
+     */
+    
+    template <typename TYPE>
+    struct CONST_ITERATOR {
+        typedef _Node const * NodePtr;
+        typedef const TYPE Type;
+    };
+    
+    template <typename TYPE>
+    struct NON_CONST_ITERATOR {
+        typedef _Node* NodePtr;
+        typedef TYPE Type;
+    };
+    
+    template<
+        typename U,
+        template <class> class Constness
+    > 
+    class _ListIterator {
+        typedef _ListIterator<U, Constness>     _Iter;
+        typedef typename Constness<U>::NodePtr  _NodePtr;
+        typedef typename Constness<U>::Type     _Type;
+
+        explicit _ListIterator(_NodePtr ptr) : mpNode(ptr) {}
+
+    public:
+        _ListIterator() {}
+        _ListIterator(const _Iter& rhs) : mpNode(rhs.mpNode) {}
+        ~_ListIterator() {}
+        
+        // this will handle conversions from iterator to const_iterator
+        // (and also all convertible iterators)
+        // Here, in this implementation, the iterators can be converted
+        // if the nodes can be converted
+        template<typename V> explicit 
+        _ListIterator(const V& rhs) : mpNode(rhs.mpNode) {}
+        
+
+        /*
+         * Dereference operator.  Used to get at the juicy insides.
+         */
+        _Type& operator*() const { return mpNode->getRef(); }
+        _Type* operator->() const { return &(mpNode->getRef()); }
+
+        /*
+         * Iterator comparison.
+         */
+        inline bool operator==(const _Iter& right) const { 
+            return mpNode == right.mpNode; }
+        
+        inline bool operator!=(const _Iter& right) const { 
+            return mpNode != right.mpNode; }
+
+        /*
+         * handle comparisons between iterator and const_iterator
+         */
+        template<typename OTHER>
+        inline bool operator==(const OTHER& right) const { 
+            return mpNode == right.mpNode; }
+        
+        template<typename OTHER>
+        inline bool operator!=(const OTHER& right) const { 
+            return mpNode != right.mpNode; }
+
+        /*
+         * Incr/decr, used to move through the list.
+         */
+        inline _Iter& operator++() {     // pre-increment
+            mpNode = mpNode->getNext();
+            return *this;
+        }
+        const _Iter operator++(int) {    // post-increment
+            _Iter tmp(*this);
+            mpNode = mpNode->getNext();
+            return tmp;
+        }
+        inline _Iter& operator--() {     // pre-increment
+            mpNode = mpNode->getPrev();
+            return *this;
+        }
+        const _Iter operator--(int) {   // post-increment
+            _Iter tmp(*this);
+            mpNode = mpNode->getPrev();
+            return tmp;
+        }
+
+        inline _NodePtr getNode() const { return mpNode; }
+
+        _NodePtr mpNode;    /* should be private, but older gcc fails */
+    private:
+        friend class List;
+    };
+
+public:
+    List() {
+        prep();
+    }
+    List(const List<T>& src) {      // copy-constructor
+        prep();
+        insert(begin(), src.begin(), src.end());
+    }
+    virtual ~List() {
+        clear();
+        delete[] (unsigned char*) mpMiddle;
+    }
+
+    typedef _ListIterator<T, NON_CONST_ITERATOR> iterator;
+    typedef _ListIterator<T, CONST_ITERATOR> const_iterator;
+
+    List<T>& operator=(const List<T>& right);
+
+    /* returns true if the list is empty */
+    inline bool empty() const { return mpMiddle->getNext() == mpMiddle; }
+
+    /* return #of elements in list */
+    size_t size() const {
+        return size_t(distance(begin(), end()));
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Return the first element or one past the last element.  The
+     * _Node* we're returning is converted to an "iterator" by a
+     * constructor in _ListIterator.
+     */
+    inline iterator begin() { 
+        return iterator(mpMiddle->getNext()); 
+    }
+    inline const_iterator begin() const { 
+        return const_iterator(const_cast<_Node const*>(mpMiddle->getNext())); 
+    }
+    inline iterator end() { 
+        return iterator(mpMiddle); 
+    }
+    inline const_iterator end() const { 
+        return const_iterator(const_cast<_Node const*>(mpMiddle)); 
+    }
+
+    /* add the object to the head or tail of the list */
+    void push_front(const T& val) { insert(begin(), val); }
+    void push_back(const T& val) { insert(end(), val); }
+
+    /* insert before the current node; returns iterator at new node */
+    iterator insert(iterator posn, const T& val) 
+    {
+        _Node* newNode = new _Node(val);        // alloc & copy-construct
+        newNode->setNext(posn.getNode());
+        newNode->setPrev(posn.getNode()->getPrev());
+        posn.getNode()->getPrev()->setNext(newNode);
+        posn.getNode()->setPrev(newNode);
+        return iterator(newNode);
+    }
+
+    /* insert a range of elements before the current node */
+    void insert(iterator posn, const_iterator first, const_iterator last) {
+        for ( ; first != last; ++first)
+            insert(posn, *first);
+    }
+
+    /* remove one entry; returns iterator at next node */
+    iterator erase(iterator posn) {
+        _Node* pNext = posn.getNode()->getNext();
+        _Node* pPrev = posn.getNode()->getPrev();
+        pPrev->setNext(pNext);
+        pNext->setPrev(pPrev);
+        delete posn.getNode();
+        return iterator(pNext);
+    }
+
+    /* remove a range of elements */
+    iterator erase(iterator first, iterator last) {
+        while (first != last)
+            erase(first++);     // don't erase than incr later!
+        return iterator(last);
+    }
+
+    /* remove all contents of the list */
+    void clear() {
+        _Node* pCurrent = mpMiddle->getNext();
+        _Node* pNext;
+
+        while (pCurrent != mpMiddle) {
+            pNext = pCurrent->getNext();
+            delete pCurrent;
+            pCurrent = pNext;
+        }
+        mpMiddle->setPrev(mpMiddle);
+        mpMiddle->setNext(mpMiddle);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Measure the distance between two iterators.  On exist, "first"
+     * will be equal to "last".  The iterators must refer to the same
+     * list.
+     *
+     * FIXME: This is actually a generic iterator function. It should be a 
+     * template function at the top-level with specializations for things like
+     * vector<>, which can just do pointer math). Here we limit it to
+     * _ListIterator of the same type but different constness.
+     */
+    template<
+        typename U,
+        template <class> class CL,
+        template <class> class CR
+    > 
+    ptrdiff_t distance(
+            _ListIterator<U, CL> first, _ListIterator<U, CR> last) const 
+    {
+        ptrdiff_t count = 0;
+        while (first != last) {
+            ++first;
+            ++count;
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+private:
+    /*
+     * I want a _Node but don't need it to hold valid data.  More
+     * to the point, I don't want T's constructor to fire, since it
+     * might have side-effects or require arguments.  So, we do this
+     * slightly uncouth storage alloc.
+     */
+    void prep() {
+        mpMiddle = (_Node*) new unsigned char[sizeof(_Node)];
+        mpMiddle->setPrev(mpMiddle);
+        mpMiddle->setNext(mpMiddle);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * This node plays the role of "pointer to head" and "pointer to tail".
+     * It sits in the middle of a circular list of nodes.  The iterator
+     * runs around the circle until it encounters this one.
+     */
+    _Node*      mpMiddle;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Assignment operator.
+ *
+ * The simplest way to do this would be to clear out the target list and
+ * fill it with the source.  However, we can speed things along by
+ * re-using existing elements.
+ */
+template<class T>
+List<T>& List<T>::operator=(const List<T>& right)
+{
+    if (this == &right)
+        return *this;       // self-assignment
+    iterator firstDst = begin();
+    iterator lastDst = end();
+    const_iterator firstSrc = right.begin();
+    const_iterator lastSrc = right.end();
+    while (firstSrc != lastSrc && firstDst != lastDst)
+        *firstDst++ = *firstSrc++;
+    if (firstSrc == lastSrc)        // ran out of elements in source?
+        erase(firstDst, lastDst);   // yes, erase any extras
+    else
+        insert(lastDst, firstSrc, lastSrc);     // copy remaining over
+    return *this;
+}
+
+}; // namespace sysutils
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // _SYSUTILS_LIST_H
diff --git a/include/sysutils/SocketClient.h b/include/sysutils/SocketClient.h
index 7d2b1d6..cee863f 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/SocketClient.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/SocketClient.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _SOCKET_CLIENT_H
 #define _SOCKET_CLIENT_H
 
-#include "../../../frameworks/base/include/utils/List.h"
+#include "List.h"
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
     bool decRef(); // returns true at 0 (but note: SocketClient already deleted)
 };
 
-typedef android::List<SocketClient *> SocketClientCollection;
+typedef android::sysutils::List<SocketClient *> SocketClientCollection;
 #endif