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Re:Google shifting to “upstream first” Linux kernel approach... by techrat on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:33PM (#28634938)
Again, nothing there specifically puts weight into the argument that "Fuchsia is replacing Android."

And also, Fuchsia's license is more permissive than Android's.

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Re:Google shifting to “upstream first” Linux kernel approach... by pjmlp on Friday September 24, 2021 @02:41AM (#28639305)
Lets put it this way, GCC is already kicked out of Android NDK, just like it has been from Apple platforms, and the Linux kernel is the last GPL piece standing on Android.

Meanwhile, Fuchsia is actually slowly testing the waters in production.

https://techlog360.com/fuchsia-os-on-first-generation-nest-h...

It is no accident that Project Treble follows a similar architecture to Fuchsia drivers.

Fuchsia's license being more permissive than Android is exactly the end goal.

It might not come tomorrow, but it will come.

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Re:Google shifting to “upstream first” Linux kernel approach... by summm on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:54PM (#28636065)
That is exactly the problem. Fuchsia's license is more free only for developers in the short term, as lacks provisions to force developers to keep it free, in the end this will significantly reduce users' freedom. If Linux never had copyleft, it would never have had this success.
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