• HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    Android is a Linux distro, just because its not gnu or running whatever subset of features a desktop Linux might have doesn’t make it any less of a Linux distro.

    The real question is what do you consider a part of a “Linux disto” that currently isn’t available on android?

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      1 day ago

      The only thing linux about android is the kernel, i wouldn’t call that a linux distro and it’s not even compatible with any others.

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        15 hours ago

        The only thing about Linux IS that its a kernel. Its not like BSD where all the tools get developed together and released in the same edition, Linux is a kernel, full stop. Anything built on top of the Linux kernel is a Linux distro.

        Can you name something other than the kernel that would be considered an essential element of a Linux distro and not available on android or BSD?

        Its always been GNU+Linux, even stallman acknowledged its a separate thing and distros without GNU or glibc do exist on desktop too.