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It says "based on mainline linux", not "running on mainline linux". They probably have non-upstreamed patches.

• wryun 9y ago
  But by that definition, what linux isn't 'based on mainline linux'? Unless they're offering some guarantee that they'll keep their patches up-to-date...
  • beagle3 9y ago
    There some boards out there still running on 2.6.x series, and many running 3.0 - those would not qualify as “mainline linux״ at this time. Some boards can boot a kernel.org kernel without patches; those run “mainline Linux”, not something “based” on it.
    • madez 9y ago
      Do you know of any board that can run mainline Linux with support for all components?
      • subway 9y ago
        The closest you're likely gonna get is an i.MX6 based board.
• jononor 9y ago
  Everything is based on mainline Linux so that's a rather empty statement. Question is how far away is it, and what is the track record for getting changes upstream.
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