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by Yajirobe 1761 days ago
Android phones ARE linux phones
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Android illustrates why GNU/Linux makes a meaningful distinction.
Android phones have nothing to do with what we call Linux phones right now, which is Linux kernel + a Debian/KDE Mobile/something else userspace that is NOT Android. It's not because you share a kernel that you are the same thing, and Android phones are by nature tied to Google by default and keep calling home.