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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Can the GNU/ Linux Foundation Fork Android and Maintain it? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) by FukOui@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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With google following apple's walled garden, and limiting third party app installations, can someone else big (nonprofit like GNU or Linux foundation) fork and maintain android? Reason for choosing someone big is for mass adoption and that google is slowly boiling the pot to see what enshittification it could get away with

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

As long as Google is doing a better job maintaining AOSP than a nonprofit would, what's the point?

If they ever stop doing so, then this might be an option.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

yeah, people forget AOSP is actually foss and it's pretty good by itself.

google play services is where the proprietary crud is at.