Not only is it not Linux, but the operating system is closed source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS. According to the article it’s built on top of “OpenHarmony,” but that does little to assuage my disappointment.
Yes, in that it uses the Linux Kernel. It’s not typically considered a Linux distribution because most everything else in the OS is custom and Google-suffused. In particular Android lacks GNU libraries and tools.
i hope it’s linux based. then everyone would have to have a linux port of their apps.
I think they are going with their own micro kernel design. But they also use Linux on some versions.
Not only is it not Linux, but the operating system is closed source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS. According to the article it’s built on top of “OpenHarmony,” but that does little to assuage my disappointment.
what a missed opportunity
isn’t android linux based?
Yes, it’s Linux with G💩💩gle characteristics.
yes. what i meant was something that uses the upstream kernel. android is a whole mess when it comes to kernels.
Yes, in that it uses the Linux Kernel. It’s not typically considered a Linux distribution because most everything else in the OS is custom and Google-suffused. In particular Android lacks GNU libraries and tools.