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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

i hope it's linux based. then everyone would have to have a linux port of their apps.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Not only is it not Linux, but the operating system is closed source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS. According to the article it's built on top of "OpenHarmony," but that does little to assuage my disappointment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I think they are going with their own micro kernel design. But they also use Linux on some versions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Yes, in that it uses the Linux Kernel. It's not typically considered a Linux distribution because most everything else in the OS is custom and Google-suffused. In particular Android lacks GNU libraries and tools.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

yes. what i meant was something that uses the upstream kernel. android is a whole mess when it comes to kernels.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Yes, it’s Linux with G💩💩gle characteristics.