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Android being technically linux ? (lemmy.ml)
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[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's close enough to linux to be linux-like and can always be more linux-y, but it'll never be unix.
Still 'adequate' and light years better than the others.

[-] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

It's definitely Linux, but it's not GNU.

[-] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

My PC runs GNU/Linux my phone runs Android/Linux

[-] berber@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

yes linux kernel but not unix(-like)

not sure about gatekeeping here, just sayin just because (^_^)'

[-] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

That counts. Screw the gatekeepers.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Looks nice! What launcher are you using?

[-] baggins@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Kernel: android

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

“android” is the version of the Linux kernel it’s using. It’s still the Linux kernel.

Here’s one of Arch showing the “arch” version of the kernel:

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