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by lisivka
3479 days ago
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Some Linux distros are already using non-linux kernels, e.g. GNU Debian/kFreeBSD, so Debian Linux is not Linux then. Currently, Android is released using Linux kernel, ELF executable format, POSIX API's, and so on. There is no Android/kFreeBSD, nor Android/NT. Android games can be launched on Linux using android libraries (not all, but some works pretty well, see: http://www.shashlik.io/showcases/ ). Linux tools can be launched on Android systems (including X based tools, if X server is running). For most of practical purposes, Android is Linux. |
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Debian user space isn't the same thing as a kernel.
Android kernel doesn't expose the same syscalls as a standard Linux.
I am really keen in having Google replacing Linux with Magenta, then we can carry on this discussion about what Android is supposed to be.