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https://www.androidpolice.com/google-support-linux-kernels-android/ https://www.androidpolice.com/google-support-linux-kernels-a... Google relies on Linux LTS

by esseph 6mo ago

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-support-linux-kernels-android/ https://www.androidpolice.com/google-support-linux-kernels-a... Google relies on Linux LTS kernels. When the Linux LTS team dropped support from 6 years down to 2 years, Google stepped in to cover the 4-year gap. It is Linux. It's basically a distro.

pjmlp 6mo ago
When people say Linux they mean GNU/Linux.
- cyphar 6mo ago
  In common parlance, yes -- because there is no practical distinction. But in cases where something is just using the Linux kernel without GNU and other common userpand components (and there is a practical distinction) then it's definitionally untrue to say that it's "not Linux" if you really meant to say "it's not GNU/Linux".
  - esseph 6mo ago
    I've always thought this was extremely interesting: https://chimera-linux.org/ https://chimera-linux.org/
    - grosswait 6mo ago
      That is indeed interesting!
- nonameiguess 6mo ago
  Alpine Linux is not using GNU. I'm sure there are others. No definition you can ever come up with will have no exceptions in widespread use. Live with it.
- deleted 6mo ago
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- grosswait 6mo ago
  Maybe. Depends on context, and in this case the context means, no I do not mean GNU/Linux