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		scuff3d 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Carmack on Operating Systems (1997) Fair point. But if we're going to include that we have to include Android in the Linux camp. Which is gonna dumpster the Linux ratio.

Gud 3 months ago [–]

Android uses OpenBSDs libc, though. Unless it's changed in the last 10 years.

scuff3d 3 months ago | [–]

Interesting, I didn't know that. I just assumed it would be based on glibc.

I would argue that in this case though the kernel is more relavent. So I'd still say Android is Linux based.

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