[esseph]

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-support-linux-kernels-a...

Google relies on Linux LTS kernels. When the Linux LTS team dropped support from 6 years down to 2 years, Google stepped in to cover the 4-year gap.

It is Linux. It's basically a distro.

[pjmlp]

When people say Linux they mean GNU/Linux.

[cyphar]

In common parlance, yes -- because there is no practical distinction. But in cases where something is just using the Linux kernel without GNU and other common userpand components (and there is a practical distinction) then it's definitionally untrue to say that it's "not Linux" if you really meant to say "it's not GNU/Linux".

[esseph]

I've always thought this was extremely interesting: https://chimera-linux.org/

[grosswait]

That is indeed interesting!

[nonameiguess]

Alpine Linux is not using GNU. I'm sure there are others. No definition you can ever come up with will have no exceptions in widespread use. Live with it.

[grosswait]

Maybe. Depends on context, and in this case the context means, no I do not mean GNU/Linux