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Huawei makes a break from Android with next version of Harmony OS (www.reuters.com)

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[–] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

i hope it's linux based. then everyone would have to have a linux port of their apps.

[–] PanArab@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I think they are going with their own micro kernel design. But they also use Linux on some versions.

[–] comradecalzone@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

what a missed opportunity

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

isn't android linux based?

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, it’s Linux with G💩💩gle characteristics.

[–] atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

yes. what i meant was something that uses the upstream kernel. android is a whole mess when it comes to kernels.

[–] comradecalzone@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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.