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Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Post by fsflover »

bitpush wrote: post #5
lawlessone wrote: post #3

A Pc that requires every dev register their blood type with Google? where do i sign up /s edit: for all the iOS/MacOS whataboutists, i don't own any Apple devices for the same reasons, so not sure what point you are trying to make.

Isnt that how it work on iOS as well?

Whataboutism?

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Post by fsflover »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #10
dontlaugh wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not a great term, there is a small and shrinking proportion of GNU in most distros. Things like systemd or Wayland are far more important.

Systemd is Gnu licensed.

"GNU" in "GNU/Linux" isn't about the license but about the GNU OS, https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#why

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #10
dontlaugh wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not a great term, there is a small and shrinking proportion of GNU in most distros. Things like systemd or Wayland are far more important.

Systemd is Gnu licensed.

That is not how anyone uses that term. For starters, Linux is also GPL licensed, so if it was like that then we wouldn't bother calling it GNU/Linux, we could just call it GNU. More to the point though, being GPL-licensed doesn't make something part of the GNU project.

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Post by tensor »

bitpush wrote: post #5
lawlessone wrote: post #3

A Pc that requires every dev register their blood type with Google? where do i sign up /s edit: for all the iOS/MacOS whataboutists, i don't own any Apple devices for the same reasons, so not sure what point you are trying to make.

Isnt that how it work on iOS as well?

But you don't run iOS on desktop computers. If MacOS went locked down like iOS people would throw fits.

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Post by ChocolateGod »

Cant wait till like Android on phones, OEMs are put in charge of delivering updates to laptops, and if your laptop is older than 3 years good luck.

Seems like a big downgrade compared to current ChromeOS where Google is in charge of all updates, or even Windows where Microsoft delivers the same updates to everyone.

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Post by thfuran »

tensor wrote: post #15
bitpush wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isnt that how it work on iOS as well?

But you don't run iOS on desktop computers. If MacOS went locked down like iOS people would throw fits.

Hasn't it been heading in that direction for a while?
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