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Re:If font rendering on Linux sucks then why fonts on Androi... by sbarber on Friday February 02, 2018 @12:31PM (#16292327)
You are confusing Linux distros and The GNU kernel.

Android is built on the GNU kernel like Linux, but does not share the same libraries and packages as Linux.

Android does not use the same graphics interface as Linux uses.

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Re:If font rendering on Linux sucks then why fonts on Androi... by janeroe on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:28PM (#16292871)
> You are confusing Linux distros and The GNU kernel.

> Android is built on the GNU kernel like Linux, but does not share the same libraries and packages as Linux.

That'd be Stallman's dream. But no, Linux is the kernel. Evil corporation has no plans to switch to GNU Hurd as far as I know (at least that's the case in the dimension I live in). And the packages that are used together with the Linux kernel are from GNU project (that's why those are called GNU/Linux distros).

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