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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by pjmlp on Sunday January 11, 2026 @04:44AM (#46574056)
Not really, it makes use of Linux kernel, cages it on pseudo-microkernel architecture since Treble and Mainline refactorings, uses a Java userspace, and the NDK has a quite clear list of what APIs are allowed to be called.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by morshu9001 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:52PM (#46639872)
That's still on the Linux kernel. The userspace differences aren't what make it possible to lock down. Someone could just as easily make a locked down desktop Linux, which maybe ChromeOS is already.
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