Comment on Pixel CparentComments−untog10yNot really? I'm not sure what would be ambiguous about it.−digi_owl10yFor one thing, Android is based on the Linux kernel. The very same kernel that is driving the majority of servers on the net right now.−pjmlp10yAn OS is more than the kernel.Android/Linux is a complete different animal than GNU/Linux.−digi_owl10yCan you really say that when you can install a terminal, get shell access, and drop in a Debian based chroot?−pjmlp10yYes, because it isn't any longer Android.I guess:- it isn't running the standard kernel, which is not 100% like a vanilla Linux- it is making use of non official NDK libraries- doesn't make use of Android user space, which given the NDK limitations is like 90% JavaIt is just like putting Wine and calling it a Windows distribution.
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Not really? I'm not sure what would be ambiguous about it.
For one thing, Android is based on the Linux kernel. The very same kernel that is driving the majority of servers on the net right now.
An OS is more than the kernel.
Android/Linux is a complete different animal than GNU/Linux.
Can you really say that when you can install a terminal, get shell access, and drop in a Debian based chroot?
Yes, because it isn't any longer Android.
I guess:
- it isn't running the standard kernel, which is not 100% like a vanilla Linux
- it is making use of non official NDK libraries
- doesn't make use of Android user space, which given the NDK limitations is like 90% Java
It is just like putting Wine and calling it a Windows distribution.