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byArtem S. Tashkinov ( 764309 ) writes:
Yeah, and Android is also "Linux" which makes is the most popular OS in the world.
Very fat sarcasm aside, Android is not Linux (aside from a forked, heavily patched, frozen version of the Linux kernel), ChromeOS is not Linux (it's an atomically (!) updated immutable (!) Linux kernel based OS distributed by Google), and SteamOS is also not Linux (see ChromeOS above), if we are talking about Linux distros containing
* upstream kernel with minimal changes
* glibc and other usual libraries
bydrinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes:
Linux fans will obviously downvote me to hell, but I'm OK with tribalism and zealotry because this post contains nothing but facts.
Your first full paragraph is 100% opinion. Run along now.
byArtem S. Tashkinov ( 764309 ) writes:
Your message is empty btw. Maybe try harder next time. Add some facts for a change.
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byUnknowingFool ( 672806 ) writes:
Your entire post seems to be a No True Scotsman fallacy that ignores the basic fact that Linux is the kernel. By claiming something is not Linux because it uses the Linux kernel shows an ignorance of what Linux is.
byArtem S. Tashkinov ( 764309 ) writes:
When people refer to Linux they normally refer to an operating system based on it, and the most common and well known operating system using Linux is one of a gazillion of Linux distros. No one has ever thought of Android as the "Linux", it's just bunkers. Why? Because Google may replace the kernel component with something else and they almost went through with that for Android but stopped at certain Nest devices.
Without userspace [the] Linux [kernel] is 100% useless.
My "ignorance" is OK, while your log
byUnknowingFool ( 672806 ) writes:
When people refer to Linux they normally refer to an operating system based on it, and the most common and well known operating system using Linux is one of a gazillion of Linux distros.
This article and the data behind it are talking about what is and is not based on the Linux kernel not what the general population defines as Linux. You want everyone to ignore that while making your argument.
No one has ever thought of Android as the "Linux", it's just bunkers. Why?
Strawman argument. Anyone who knows anything technical about Android knows it is based on the Linux kernel.
Because Google may replace the kernel component with something else and they almost went through with that for Android but stopped at certain Nest devices.
Classic whataboutism. You might as well speculated that a meteor will wipe out civilization and no one can update Android anymore. That is equally as relevant as your scenario. Android uses the Li
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