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Re:Facts about Android by lukeschlather on Wednesday December 29, 2010 @10:02AM (#2048810)
When we talk about Linux, we're usually talking about GNU/Linux. Android/Linux is a very different beast, and it's not pedantry to draw a distinction between them. The capabilities of GNU/Linux are closer to BSD than Android/Linux.
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Re:Facts about Android by nuclear_eclipse on Wednesday December 29, 2010 @10:56AM (#2049027)
Except they're really not different. Just because Android runs a distinct userspace and windowing system doesn't make its Linux kernel any less Linux. You can easily install a Busybox userspace on a rooted Android device, and on top of that you can start building an entire GNU/Linux userspace, complete with package managers and X server. Install a VNC viewer in Android, and you can even connect to your local X server and have a fullscreen X session.
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Re:Facts about Android by lukeschlather on Wednesday December 29, 2010 @11:42PM (#2051247)
By that logic BSD is also exactly the same thing as Linux.
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Re:Facts about Android by jaywalker on Thursday December 30, 2010 @03:10AM (#2051700)
Even Mac is like a PC, then!
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