pH3ra@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · vor 2 Jahren"But my friend runs a PinePhone as a daily driver"lemmy.mlimagemessage-square378linkfedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down146
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minus-squareschnurritolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·vor 2 JahrenWhen Android was still new, lots of people thought of it as “Linux for phones”.
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenThey weren’t wrong. Linux technically is the kernel. The toolkits used to build the apps are really what most people think of when they use the term though.
minus-squarelemmeee@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenBut it’s not the same Linux kernel that we use on desktop.
minus-squarelinuxgator@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenThat’s the beauty of the Linux kernel, it can be stripped, modified, etc to suit its intended purpose.
When Android was still new, lots of people thought of it as “Linux for phones”.
They weren’t wrong. Linux technically is the kernel. The toolkits used to build the apps are really what most people think of when they use the term though.
But it’s not the same Linux kernel that we use on desktop.
That’s the beauty of the Linux kernel, it can be stripped, modified, etc to suit its intended purpose.