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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by akyuu on Monday September 25, 2023 @05:21PM (#37650823)
I'm curious about how they're going to manage this at the same time Linux LTS kernels are returning to being supported for 2 years rather than 6: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37591050
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by CameronNemo on Monday September 25, 2023 @05:32PM (#37650977)
The Fairphone is aiming to upstream their new phone's drivers. Chromebooks typically run a much closer to mainline kernel than Android devices.

https://liliputing.com/fairphone-5-is-a-repairable-e699-smar...

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20230830-fp5-initial-v1-0-5...

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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by roneythomas6 on Monday September 25, 2023 @06:18PM (#37651478)
Android common kernels(ACK) are downstream of Linux kernels with so many patches which are not there in the Linux kernels. So Linux having short 2 years update cycle doesn't have much implication on ACK.
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by CameronNemo on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:17PM (#37653090)
That's a disappointing answer if it is really the case. One has to question why they can't forward port their changes for a handful of years.
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by charcircuit on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:23PM (#37653141)
They have been been upstreaming patches to the kernel. In fact Android works with a stock Linux kernel now.
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by CameronNemo on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:41PM (#37653259)
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by charcircuit on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:07PM (#37653425)
I'm stating a general fact that the patches in ACK are not needed for Android to work.
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by CameronNemo on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:15PM (#37653479)
Many past Pixel devices, which are still in support, cannot seem to run a mainline kernel.
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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by charcircuit on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:21PM (#37653130)
ACK is built on top of the LTS, so it done impact how long a version of ACK exists.
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