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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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[–] toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Im very interested in an officially supported linux phone, however the fitmware seems not to be upstream(yet?). I hope it will be upstreamed, or else were back to square one with linux mobile hardware support if they stop working on it!

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

China and upstream do not combine. I wouldn't be surprised if the bootloader was non unlockable too.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

~~Hong Kong only recently became part of China.~~ (This was not correct, it became part of China in 1997). I'm sure the protests are fresh in people's minds still. If anywhere would want private phones it would be HK.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wait China conquered HK already???

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 3 points 4 months ago

China didn't "conquer" anything. They had an agreement that would keep them independent until a certain date and that date passed. So HK now belongs to China, as was agreed.

I was a little misinformed, it turns out HK has belonged to China since 1997, and the recent protests were just because of some policy changes that make China's influence stronger in regards to their ability to extradite people into mainland China.

[–] wisha@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

They will upstream stuff, but sadly they are not going to mainline.

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