• Hellfire103OP
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      1 year ago

      So does Android. It’s been torn apart and locked down so much, however, that it becomes a totally different OS.

      • loutr@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        The Android kernel is the upstream Linux LTS kernel with custom patches applied, like most desktop distros. The Android OS is an entirely different tech stack.

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      1 year ago

      I recall it being gentoo based at least early on.

      • theshatterstone54@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        Yes. Still is. Don’t kniw why you were downvoted. Maybe some people are confusing the ChromeOS base with Crostini (a Debian container)