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Re:Pixel C by untog on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @02:52PM (#10698936)
Not really? I'm not sure what would be ambiguous about it.
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Re:Pixel C by digi_owl on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @03:05PM (#10699037)
For one thing, Android is based on the Linux kernel. The very same kernel that is driving the majority of servers on the net right now.
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Re:Pixel C by pjmlp on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @03:18PM (#10699145)
An OS is more than the kernel.

Android/Linux is a complete different animal than GNU/Linux.

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Re:Pixel C by digi_owl on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @11:31AM (#10704653)
Can you really say that when you can install a terminal, get shell access, and drop in a Debian based chroot?
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Re:Pixel C by pjmlp on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @11:53AM (#10704861)
Yes, because it isn't any longer Android.

I guess:

- it isn't running the standard kernel, which is not 100% like a vanilla Linux

- it is making use of non official NDK libraries

- doesn't make use of Android user space, which given the NDK limitations is like 90% Java

It is just like putting Wine and calling it a Windows distribution.

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