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		throwaway894345 on March 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Immutable Linux distributions I don't care about "is Android really a Linux?" either way, but the distinction the parent is making is that Android extensively modifies the kernel (no idea to what extent android modifies the kernel, but this seems to be the parent's central claim) whereas you're arguing that all distros have their own userland (Linux is a complete OS in the sense of "OS == kernel", but presumably you mean "OS == kernel + userland").

charcircuit on April 1, 2023 [–]

>Android extensively modifies the kernel

That isn't true. While AOSP does include 203 patches for Linux, you can run Android with a stock Linux kernel.

otabdeveloper4 on April 2, 2023 | [–]

> you can run Android with a stock Linux kernel

Which is technically true, but in reality no consumer Android device actually does this, so irrelevant.

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