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Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 days (keepandroidopen.org)
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[-] Zak@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

(“Linux” here as in “GNU/Linux”, as opposed to “the Linux kernel”, which Android phones also use.)

I feel compelled to point out that PostmarketOS, one of the popular Linux phone options is not, in fact GNU. It's based on musl and BusyBox, not glibc and GNU utils.

this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026
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