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"The year of the Linux desktop" already happened, but in the meantime desktop got so small that you can put it in your pocket. It never would have been happened

by Yaggo 10y ago

"The year of the Linux desktop" already happened, but in the meantime desktop got so small that you can put it in your pocket. It never would have been happened without commercialization of the Linux desktop (Android), so your kit car analogy holds.

pmlnr 10y ago
It happened when Windows XP got discontinued.
pjmlp 10y ago
Good luck running desktop GNU/Linux stuff properly on Android/Linux. The set of APIs exposed to the NDK is so constrained that Google can replace the Linux kernel with something else and only OEMs writing drivers will notice.
- swiley 10y ago
  It's really not too bad with root. Although the permissions and selinux stuff will trip you up a lot.
  - pjmlp 10y ago
    Yes, but those aren't the devices normal users get on the store.
    - laumars 10y ago
      Yes they are. However the rooting process isn't something normal people do with their normal devices.
- bitmapbrother 10y ago
  Funny you mention that. Fuchsia seems to be the replacement for Linux.
  - pjmlp 10y ago
    Check also Brillo.
    - IshKebab 10y ago
      Brillo uses Linux.