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by pjmlp 2552 days ago
Ah the typical pat in the back.

ChromeOS and Android could be running on top of Windows kernel and userspace would hardly notice.
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cwyers 2552 days ago
And "Android's adoption shows that Linux doesn't need a stable driver ABI" is a funny position to take, given how many problems that's caused Android, to the point where Google is adding a way for vendor drivers to work across versions of Android.

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/05/here-comes...

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kevingadd 2552 days ago
Incidentally, the Windows Subsystem for Linux was reportedly the result of an effort to run Android userspace on top of the Windows Kernel that was at least somewhat successful, so your assertion is completely true.

(https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/25/microsoft-kills-project-a...)

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