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Huawei already saw this coming; at least that's what the company signaled last march when they announced they have a 'backup OS': https://www.engadget.com/amp/2019/03/14/huawei-confirms-os/



HN really should auto-convert AMP links because many HN users still post those.


From comment by StudentStuff, hidden below:

> SCMP is owned by Alibaba, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post .


And Engadget is owned by Verizon and they are closer to the smartphone industry. (Hardly impartial too)

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Engadget


They're the source for the Engadget article, so still a better choice in any case. The change in ownership also hasn't affected the quality of their reporting, as far as I can tell.


I was just reiterating the comment, it was hidden. Also kinda silly for you to say so definitively that being owned by what is effectively a state venture of the PRC doesn't have an effect on their reporting. I wouldn't say that about basically any news outlet, because they all at least have a headquarters somewhere.

And given the PRC's enormous, well-documented investments into perverting the truth and framing the narrative worldwide, more developed than most; even an arm's length relationship is too close for me to put that sort of trust into a a venture like this.


OT: What's wrong with AMP?


I'm not sure why this is being voted down. I'll take a well-known Hong Kong newspaper (in this case the South China Morning Post) over a tech blog re-writing other people's journalism any day.


SCMP is owned by Alibaba, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post


Engadget is owned by Verizon, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadget


Sure, they were. This is the closest thing to Baghdad Bob's bluster, I have heard in my life.

Here is a helpful read, http://zeihan.com/my-way-or-the-huawei/


It would be nice to see Sailfish on there; it might finally help it gain some traction.


If it is an optimized version of Linux, then they should just release it. It will probably be better than Android.


Huawei still uses outdated, insecure versions of OpenSSL through their basestation code, and has successfully avoided using version control despite promising to address both issues back in 2012. This seems like an optimal environment to engineer an optimized version of Linux!

https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/uk-says-huawei-equip...




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