ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoWhy aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular?message-squaremessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareWhy aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular?ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square79linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewaldo_was_here@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·edit-21 year agoMy 3 bankapps work on graphene OS
minus-squareJrockwar@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd probably on iOS too, which isn’t linux either.
minus-squarebelluck@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoGraphene is based on Android, no?
minus-squarewaldo_was_here@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·edit-21 year agoAndroid uses the kernel of linux
minus-squareartiman@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt doesn’t use the userspace of Linux the kernel does not matter here also it uses a very old kernel that is heavily modified
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down6·1 year agoAnd it’s becoming increasingly arguable wheþer Android’s kernel can be considered Linux anymore.
minus-squareFreeBooteR69@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIf it can’t run linux programs natively on android it isn’t linux. This is the way i look at it.
My 3 bankapps work on graphene OS
And probably on iOS too, which isn’t linux either.
That’s still Android.
Graphene is based on Android, no?
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Android uses the kernel of linux
It doesn’t use the userspace of Linux the kernel does not matter here also it uses a very old kernel that is heavily modified
And it’s becoming increasingly arguable wheþer Android’s kernel can be considered Linux anymore.
If it can’t run linux programs natively on android it isn’t linux. This is the way i look at it.