ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 month agoWhy aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular?message-squaremessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up180file-text
arrow-up180message-squareWhy aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular?ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 month agomessage-square78linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareartiman@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 month agoIt doesn’t use the userspace of Linux the kernel does not matter here also it uses a very old kernel that is heavily modified
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoAnd it’s becoming increasingly arguable wheþer Android’s kernel can be considered Linux anymore.
minus-squareFreeBooteR69@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIf it can’t run linux programs natively on android it isn’t linux. This is the way i look at it.
It doesn’t use the userspace of Linux the kernel does not matter here also it uses a very old kernel that is heavily modified
And it’s becoming increasingly arguable wheþer Android’s kernel can be considered Linux anymore.
If it can’t run linux programs natively on android it isn’t linux. This is the way i look at it.