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Huawei makes a break from Android with next version of Harmony OS (www.reuters.com)
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[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

isn't android linux based?

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Yes, it’s Linux with G💩💩gle characteristics.

[–] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

yes. what i meant was something that uses the upstream kernel. android is a whole mess when it comes to kernels.

[–] comradecalzone@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, in that it uses the Linux Kernel. It's not typically considered a Linux distribution because most everything else in the OS is custom and Google-suffused. In particular Android lacks GNU libraries and tools.