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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 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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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[–] solomonschuler@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

there is postmarketOS, lineage OS, and graphene that creates a privacy layer of it. Lineage OS has a bunch of phones it works on, while graphene is exclusive to pixels, sideload lineage OS onto your phone system (DON'T FORGET TO BACKUP!) and install it. It's as good as it gets.

Postmarketos works in a similar fashion you sideload the bootloader but you can install Linux distros exclusively for phones.