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i once thought of purchasing an android based handheld console like the ayn odin, i'm now more convinced the Steam Deck is the perfect choice, linux to the resc

i once thought of purchasing an android based handheld console like the ayn odin, i'm now more convinced the Steam Deck is the perfect choice, linux to the rescue, as always

charcircuit 5y ago
Android uses Linux too.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  GNU/Linux, then? That's still not quite right - Alpine is perfectly good - but I'm not aware of a nice short term for "user-respecting open source unixy system".
  - charcircuit 5y ago
    >GNU/Linux, then? You can install a terminal emulator like termux and install a GNU userspace bash, coreutils, etc.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
      And grafting a GNU userspace back on top does make the system lot more useful, but you're still undermined by the base operating being designed with user control as a non-goal. Heh, maybe "Freedom/Linux"?
    - pjmlp 5y ago
      Kind of, unless Termux folks come to accept Android's userspace is Java, you'll be doing that on legacy Android versions or rooted devices. These are the only APIs a NDK shared object file is allowed to call. https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis
- Shadonototra 5y ago
  android is not the same thing, and this news doesn't encourage me to depend on them