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I think it would be easier by far to port more things to Android than make Linux work. A third Mobile OS would create more fragmentation, and could drive more
by eternityforest 3y ago
I think it would be easier by far to port more things to Android than make Linux work.
A third Mobile OS would create more fragmentation, and could drive more things to either be web-first, or make "Everything is an app" less viable.
Plus, Android is batteries-included. Everyone who works on Linux likes modularity, they will fight hard against adding the thing that makes Android great, which is that there's API levels and every devices with a given level is more or less the same.
I'd much rather see a FOSS Android fork that can run AppImages or something, or just one of the tech companies doing a grant program for writing FOSS apps on Android.