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Linux is both older than Symbian and wasn't designed from scratch since it's derived from Unix. So I guess it's a philosophical question whether Android is Linu
by pavlov 4y ago
Linux is both older than Symbian and wasn't designed from scratch since it's derived from Unix. So I guess it's a philosophical question whether Android is Linux or something new.
- randomdata 4y agoLinux is just a kernel, and only a Unix-like kernel at that. It is not an operating system. You're probably thinking of the GNU/Linux operating system, but then GNU is a recursive acronym for GNU's Not Unix. Android forgoes the GNU part, but maintains the Linux part (albeit with some patches).
- pavlov 4y agoYeah, that's the point. Symbian was built from scratch for mobile devices, kernel and everything on top. Anything Linux-based isn't.
- randomdata 4y agoWhile both written from scratch at some point in history, the trouble is that Linux is the newer one. Symbian is rebranded EPOC, which is older than Linux.