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Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L... by fsflover on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @04:06AM (#50084054)
Android uses Linux but it has no consequences for users or developers. So this is practically irrelevant.

See also:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50057296

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060611

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060215

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Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L... by handedness on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @03:52PM (#50094057)
You've moved the goalposts from "Android isn't Linux" to "Android uses Linux but it has no consequences for users or developers."

I look forward to "Linux users and/or developers benefit from Android but..."

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Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L... by fsflover on Sunday October 25, 2026 @05:12PM (#50236112)
> from "Android isn't Linux" to "Android uses Linux but it has no consequences for users or developers."

What does "Android is Linux" mean to you? It uses Linux? Why does it matter?

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Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L... by handedness on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @05:55PM (#50281487)
> Why does it matter?

You asserted further up that "Android uses Linux but it has no consequences for users or developers."

That simply isn't true.

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Re:AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble L... by fsflover on Thursday October 29, 2026 @09:40AM (#50288873)
What are those consequences?
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