Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by deaddodo 815 days ago
The goal isn't to supplant Linux as a commodity kernel, but instead as a microkernel for integrated mobile devices. E.g., as a platform OS, not a general one.

So the short answer is "no, unless you use one of Google's hypothetical future post-Android devices".

2 comments

Would Fuchsia supplant Android on mainstream smartphones or is it more intended for specialized devices like smart TVs and smart watches?
Any idea of that part was killed several years back, ensuing brain drain combined with firings makes it sort of a non-sequitor to even wonder. It is on life support already, and an obvious target for more Efficiencies™ should the 2020s turn rougher.
I'm not sure how you came to this conclusion, but that's not true. Well neither narratives are rather. There is no reason to believe fuchsia doesn't have a future anywhere Linux currently runs, but also, the goal isn't necessarily to supplant Linux.