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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by jhasse on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @06:14AM (#15694120)
Most banking apps are available for Android, which uses the Linux kernel.
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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by amelius on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @06:44AM (#15694245)
Yeah, it uses the Linux kernel, but I wouldn't call it a "Linux phone".
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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by laumars on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @08:26AM (#15694754)
I'll grant you that GP was being pedantic but he is also correct. The only part in Debian/RHEL/Arch/whatever that is Linux is the kernel. "Linux" only refers to the kernel. So technically Android is also a distribution of Linux.

I think what you're arguing is that Android isn't GNU/Linux or that Android isn't libre like what we've come to expect from desktop distributions of Linux.

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