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Android - anyone? Android is linux, it's init is simple and the user experience obviously successful. There is a ton here for other distros to learn and improve
by bhawks 6y ago
Android - anyone? Android is linux, it's init is simple and the user experience obviously successful. There is a ton here for other distros to learn and improve on.
- catblast 6y agoWindows and Mac OS are not on the list either. Haiku is, so this is not a Linux list. Pretty much arbitrary.
- threwawasy1228 6y agoThe point of the list is to be a short list of operating systems the author is highlighting, they link to the lists they are referencing which are more complete near the top of the article.
- umanwizard 6y agoTypically when “Linux” is used without qualification, it means a GNU-based system; i.e., not Android.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoOr at least a unix-like Linux (which I mention only because Alpine is a decently popular non-GNU distro; I've taken to calling it Busybox/Linux).
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago> and the user experience obviously successful That's... one point of view. Another is that Android is very successful at content consumption while falling short at more complex workflows, possessing a remarkably fragmented ecosystem, failing to deliver security updates to most of its users in a reasonable timeframe if at all, and possessing little to no flexibility at the lower layers (ex. supporting BTRFS or ZFS).
- Tijdreiziger 6y ago> Another is that Android is very successful at content consumption while falling short at more complex workflows No shit, it's a telephone OS. I'm pretty sure 'complex workflows' weren't one of the design goals for Android - nearly everyone has devices much more suited to that task.