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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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Do any of you daily drive a mobile Linux distro on your cell phone? Is that viable / will it ever be? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

There are apps made for linux that don't work with android, and there are apps made for android that don't work with linux. That's enough for me to consider them different

Also android just doesn't use the basic mainline kernel which is what most people want when they say "linux phone"