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So... it's Linux but not GNU/Linux?

• pjmlp 4y ago
  BWM naturally owns the whole stack, however in what app developers are concerned, nothing Linux related is part of stable API surface of the NDK. Trying to use them might get an app killed. Of course on what concerns BMW/Android it is a different matter.
• dredmorbius 4y ago
  Linux kernel, a very minimal userland, the Android VM on top of that. Android is arguably on a path to becoming a dominant if not the dominant embedded system for consumer devices. I don't say this with any joy whatsoever.
  • nicce 4y ago
    Android is dying. Chine companies have made their own OS to replace it. Google is bringing Fuchsia to replace Linux kernel to get total dominance over stack. List goes on.
    • dredmorbius 4y ago
      I'd be happy to see Android die. I'm not sure Fuchsia or a Chinese alternative is what I'd prefer in its place.
    • Alupis 4y ago
      If this[1] is what "dying" looks like, then it's not so bad. Android still accounts for over 72% mobile OS market share, with iOS far behind in second place at a mere 27%, and everything else is trivially insignificant. [1] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide/#monthly-200901-202205 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide/...
      • nicce 4y ago
        Dying means that its dominance is reducing regardless of the current marketshare. That chart actually shows it.