Re:Nix on the Steam Deck
by Ygg2 on Friday December 23, 2022 @07:50AM
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So. A Minecraft is an OS? It runs userspace stuff (mods).
What you are missing is that Linux on Android doesn't do what a normal OS is supposed to do:
- multiplex hardware resources
- abstract hardware
- protect software running on it from each other
Last time Android tried to control user resources it led to a gross vulnerability, because it wasn't aware another piece of software was actually managing it.
It's essentially locked in the attic of Android, while everyone else is roleplaying that Linux is still the operating system.
What you are missing is that Linux on Android doesn't do what a normal OS is supposed to do:
- multiplex hardware resources
- abstract hardware
- protect software running on it from each other
Last time Android tried to control user resources it led to a gross vulnerability, because it wasn't aware another piece of software was actually managing it.
It's essentially locked in the attic of Android, while everyone else is roleplaying that Linux is still the operating system.