That’s true. But it’s still android, and it uses the Linux kernel but it’s not gnu/Linux like on a desktop or server, the userland is completely different.
Plenty of people swear by it. I remember the beginnings and - hazily - some weird shit around the main dev. In any case, we have yet to see how they will react to even AOSP not being a viable source anymore. I’m sure said main dev has lots of things to say about it.
I’m sure it’s fine, but I thought the question was what Linux phone os that isn’t android are available. Android uses the Linux kernel but it’s pretty different in the userland.
That’s… android?
Android is a literal Linux Mobile OS. GrapheneOS is Android without Google. So, a perfect response.
Without GMS google can’t stop you from side loading
That’s true. But it’s still android, and it uses the Linux kernel but it’s not gnu/Linux like on a desktop or server, the userland is completely different.
I didn’t bring up any of that, this is about side loading which you can do on any ROM that doesn’t use GMS.
It’s a different os that is actually private. It’s the most usable alternative for your average user.
Android is also based on Linux.
Plenty of people swear by it. I remember the beginnings and - hazily - some weird shit around the main dev. In any case, we have yet to see how they will react to even AOSP not being a viable source anymore. I’m sure said main dev has lots of things to say about it.
And yes, it’s not True Linuxtm
I’m sure it’s fine, but I thought the question was what Linux phone os that isn’t android are available. Android uses the Linux kernel but it’s pretty different in the userland.