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@deberryandgrant In any event, you could experiment with any of a variety of !gnu/linux operating systems ... the most well known is !Ubuntu
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@laurelrusswurm "Well known" is highly audience specific, hard w/o numbers. Amongst gen consumer pop, probably #Android currently best known
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@quaid My suggestion made to a writer I only know in Twitterverse; just wanted her to know when Windows box dies Apple isn't the only option
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@quaid I'd argue Android doesn't fit the gnu/linux criteria mentioned, given that few to none of the standard GNU utils are present, ..
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@quaid .. and its libc is bionic, not glibc.
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@laurelrusswurm Understood, thanks, I was just being a #pedant. ;-)
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@psquid Indeed. Android is in no way a GNU/Linux, Google went out of their way to make it not be one. @laurelrusswurm @quaid
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@clacke My mistake, I ignored @laurelrusswurm's #gnu prefix. /me ducks
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@quaid Sorry if I came off aggressive. This seems to be a pet peeve of mine. The GNU/Linux distinction is finally relevant! :-)
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@clacke Thanks, I'm always open to facts (I've only heard of #Androids... and in fact think androids ought to have positronic brains !Asimov
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@clacke Is Android something to do with the GPL version schism?
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@laurelrusswurm Not really version, more the GPL as such. Google wanted it as permissive as possible, for their own reasons.
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@laurelrusswurm For example it allows them to make exclusive Android versions to partner manufacturers, which they just did.
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@laurelrusswurm Not the kernel and any other copyleft parts, but the androidy parts, which are essential for phone/tablet manufacturers.
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@clacke Okay, I thought I'd heard something about that. Thanks.
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@laurelrusswurm I don't know personally, I've read assertions to the effect about #android & #gnu.
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@quaid I guess it's early days yet.
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