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I find it interesting how Huawei was able to make a nearly brand new microkernel operating system in a short amount of time, meanwhile Google with Fuchsia... D

I find it interesting how Huawei was able to make a nearly brand new microkernel operating system in a short amount of time, meanwhile Google with Fuchsia... Despite it being Huawei, I am interested to see how well the OS plans out.

pjmlp 2y ago
That is a good example of how politics are much more relevant than technical achivements, and anyone that dispels technology based on failure to gather mainstream adoption is lacking the whole picture.
rfoo 2y ago
Honestly, I think Fuchsia was fine, there's just no reason to deploy it yet.
- grishka 2y ago
  Didn't Google deploy it to some of its smart speaker devices a while ago tho?
  - pjmlp 2y ago
    Yes, https://9to5google.com/2024/03/01/fuchsia-16-nest-hub-whats-new/ https://9to5google.com/2024/03/01/fuchsia-16-nest-hub-whats-... However it is quite clear by now, this is the best Fuschia will ever get, and it is mostly a top level software engineer retention program.
    - ChocolateGod 2y ago
      It's a shame because Fuchsia would go a long way to solve the Android update mess that's partially caused by how Linux does drivers/kernels for ARM and that Android was never made to have generic updates like desktop operating systems, much of the design stemming from the embedded world it was originally made for.
      - rfoo 2y ago
        Time to... (check notes)... break up Google and somehow sanction Google so they themselves can't use Android anymore and you get Fuchsia on the Pixel line. That's how you push alternative OS thesedays.
scrlk 2y ago
Fuchsia was a success for its developers: they created something new and shiny at Google, which would allow them to receive their promotion. HarmonyOS NEXT is probably a lot more existential for Huawei.
RicoElectrico 2y ago
Certainly Fuchsia failed on the brand front with so many people misspelling it as Fuscia (:
- kyleee 2y ago
  That should have been obvious from the get go, no chance most people are going to spell that correctly
- ChocolateGod 2y ago
  It's more of an internal name like Darwin/XNU is for Apple. They could of just made it a new version of Android.
082349872349872 2y ago
see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41934156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41934156 for more details

pjmlp 2y ago

That is a good example of how politics are much more relevant than technical achivements, and anyone that dispels technology based on failure to gather mainstream adoption is lacking the whole picture.

rfoo 2y ago

Honestly, I think Fuchsia was fine, there's just no reason to deploy it yet.

grishka 2y ago
Didn't Google deploy it to some of its smart speaker devices a while ago tho?
- pjmlp 2y ago
  Yes, https://9to5google.com/2024/03/01/fuchsia-16-nest-hub-whats-new/ https://9to5google.com/2024/03/01/fuchsia-16-nest-hub-whats-... However it is quite clear by now, this is the best Fuschia will ever get, and it is mostly a top level software engineer retention program.
  - ChocolateGod 2y ago
    It's a shame because Fuchsia would go a long way to solve the Android update mess that's partially caused by how Linux does drivers/kernels for ARM and that Android was never made to have generic updates like desktop operating systems, much of the design stemming from the embedded world it was originally made for.
    - rfoo 2y ago
      Time to... (check notes)... break up Google and somehow sanction Google so they themselves can't use Android anymore and you get Fuchsia on the Pixel line. That's how you push alternative OS thesedays.

scrlk 2y ago

Fuchsia was a success for its developers: they created something new and shiny at Google, which would allow them to receive their promotion. HarmonyOS NEXT is probably a lot more existential for Huawei.

RicoElectrico 2y ago

Certainly Fuchsia failed on the brand front with so many people misspelling it as Fuscia (:

kyleee 2y ago
That should have been obvious from the get go, no chance most people are going to spell that correctly
ChocolateGod 2y ago
It's more of an internal name like Darwin/XNU is for Apple. They could of just made it a new version of Android.

082349872349872 2y ago

see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41934156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41934156 for more details