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> Android isn't quite Linux If we're being pedantic, let me be clear that Android is Linux. It just doesn't use the traditional userland, mostly implemented by

by plq 3y ago

> Android isn't quite Linux If we're being pedantic, let me be clear that Android is Linux. It just doesn't use the traditional userland, mostly implemented by GNU. So it's Linux but not GNU/Linux.

smegsicle 3y ago
if we're being correct and practical, let me be clear that 'linux' is gnu/linux, so android uses linux kernel, but is not 'linux' also, 'gaming' (union of pc and console) and 'mobile gaming' are significantly different demographics
- jokethrowaway 3y ago
  Linux is NOT GNU/Linux Gnu = coreutils + POSIX + gcc + others; Linux = the kernel
  - throwaway2990 3y ago
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  - deafpolygon 3y ago
    Accurate, but in general terms... Linux desktop = GNU/Linux.
- Shorel 3y ago
  No sir. You can't win both sides of the argument whenever it's more convenient for you. If you are going to write GNU/Linux, be consistent with its usage. Linux is the kernel. My OS is Ubuntu, not just Linux. Android is also Linux.
whatshisface 3y ago
Or KDE/Linux. :)
charcircuit 3y ago
If we're being pedantic the traditional userland isn't mostly implenented by GNU. systemd, X.org, pulseaudio, gnome, KDE, qt, gtk, etc are not GNU.
- dustypotato 3y ago
  This comment led me to discover that GNOME is no longer part of the GNU project
stevefan1999 3y ago
Ah this reckons me of this copypasta: > Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.