Linux on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

Engadget article: https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/19/samsung-introduces-linux...

No thanks! I'm not buying a phone that won't get updated with security updates. My trash box is littered with Korean Android phones that have no upgrade path or ability to clean with a fresh install.

I'm opting for a Pixel 2 and an iPhone X for work and personal. They're expensive at first, but way cheaper and far more convenient in the long run. They always have immediate security updates, and they update their OS for atleast 3 years. Korean phones are rip offs, they barely update at all. Every single one of my Korean phones are still waiting for security updates. It costs way more to own a Samsung or LG phone in the long run.

Don't buy Samsung or LG phones.

Can Galaxy even run without Linux kernel?

Maybe 2018 is finally the year of the Linux desktop. Wait... :)

Jokes aside, I can see how this would be useful for sysadmin and devs - bring along your smartphone and you're set - but this would never fly for a general, even if geeky, public. Very nice approach though, curious to see where this ends up going.

It's quite interesting that with the power of today's mobile devices (multicore 1GHz+ CPUs, GPUs, 2Gb+ RAM) we still don't have a standardized interface to plug them into desktop peripherals and launch a desktop OS/GUI.

One would thing that such an universal interface would quickly become a standard offering in airports, hotels, libraries, conferences, etc.