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you don’t have to say “in datacenters” when talking about linux, that is the obvious context in the vast majority of cases
by jes5199 1y ago
you don’t have to say “in datacenters” when talking about linux, that is the obvious context in the vast majority of cases
- ptero 1y agoIME majority of linux systems are laptops and desktops.
- jolmg 1y agoWithout looking at stats, I would think android phones.
- billy99k 1y agoAndroid isn't Linux. While Android uses the Linux kernel, it's not a standard Linux distribution. It has its own user space and libraries, making it a distinct operating system.
- hasperdi 1y agoLinux is the kernel. Android uses a forked version of the mainline Linux
- kbolino 1y agoThis means it's not GNU/Linux, but that's not the only flavor of Linux. Alpine uses busybox and musl instead of GNU userland and glibc, but few would say it's not a Linux distribution.
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- voidspark 1y agoLinux is a kernel, not an operating system.
- panzi 1y agoIt's Android/Linux, not GNU/Linux.
- homarp 1y agoat least inside docker or wsl
- jonhohle 1y agoDocker wouldn’t be affected by this, the network stack is lower. WSL would, however.
- teeray 1y agoIoT devices would like a word
- panzi 1y agoI'm reading this on an Android phone. The phone OS that has over 70% market share.
- casey2 1y agoLinux is a tiny tiny part of the OS on phones. Power usage is most certainly not handled by android or linux in the vast majority of cases. Who in their right mind would leave something so critical to the success of their product to a general purpose OS designed for mainframes and slightly redesigned for PCs?
- matkoniecz 1y agoWhy you think so? Especially for HN readers decent chunk is using Linux. (I typed this on Linux PC).
- devsda 1y agoAgree. On reading the headline, I was hoping it would extend my laptop battery life.
- ajross 1y agoThis is a naming mistake. You're taking "Linux" in the sense of "Linux Distribution", where the various competitors have seen most of their success in the datacenter. This is specifically a change to the Linux kernel, which is much, much more broadly successful.
- Tireings 1y agoIndeed he has to.