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Android is Linux in a lot of ways that don't really matter (it uses part of the same software stack!) and it's definitely not Linux in all the ways that do matt
by woolion 3y ago
Android is Linux in a lot of ways that don't really matter (it uses part of the same software stack!) and it's definitely not Linux in all the ways that do matter: it's a tool by surveillance capitalism and state surveillance (more often than not illegal).
It's a device made for consumers and not hackers, and extract as much value as possible from them, correlating purchases with location data etc.
The PinePhone is a Linux phone. It's a really lovable device, even if it still has a lot of big flaws.
- kaba0 3y ago> it's a tool by surveillance capitalism and state surveillance That’s just the additional userspace bits installed by vendors. The core itself, e.g. GrapheneOS is orders of magnitude more secure than any “traditional Linux” desktop (which is a shame that security is so low priority), and has zero privacy violations, even if you do install play services it will be sandboxed properly. PinePhone is a Linux toy (I have one), it is absolutely unusable as a daily driver and this stance is what puts back linux adoption by decades. Let’s build on Android instead of starting from scratch.
- fsflover 3y ago> Let’s build on Android instead of starting from scratch. Wake me up when any phone like this will run mainline Linux.