Davel to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-28 months agoAckchyually, not every Linux is a GNU Linuxmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1147arrow-down1message-squareAckchyually, not every Linux is a GNU LinuxDavel to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-28 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
Some examples: Android Alpine: Alpine Linux is built around musl libc and busybox glaucus: A simple and lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and toybox Chimera (alpha stage): Chimera uses a novel combination of core tools from FreeBSD, the LLVM toolchain, and the Musl C library
minus-squareZloubidalinkfedilinkEnglish16•8 months agoAndroid is exactly why I think it’s important not to ditch GNU in GNU/Linux. I don’t care about codelines, I care about the philosophy.
minus-squareDavelOPlinkfedilinkEnglish6•8 months agoPhilosophy probably did play a significant role: Google could have chosen BusyBox, which is GPL licensed, if their concern was solely the GNU user space’s comparative bloat.
Android is exactly why I think it’s important not to ditch GNU in GNU/Linux. I don’t care about codelines, I care about the philosophy.
Philosophy probably did play a significant role: Google could have chosen BusyBox, which is GPL licensed, if their concern was solely the GNU user space’s comparative bloat.