davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoAckchyually, not every Linux is a GNU Linuxmessage-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1166file-text
arrow-up1166message-squareAckchyually, not every Linux is a GNU Linuxdavel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
Some examples: Android Alpine: Alpine Linux is built around musl libc and busybox glaucus: A simple and lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and toybox Chimera (alpha stage): Chimera uses a novel combination of core tools from FreeBSD, the LLVM toolchain, and the Musl C library
minus-squareZloubida@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoAndroid is exactly why I think it’s important not to ditch GNU in GNU/Linux. I don’t care about codelines, I care about the philosophy.
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoPhilosophy probably did play a significant role: Google could have chosen BusyBox, which is GPL licensed, if their concern was solely the GNU user space’s comparative bloat.
Android is exactly why I think it’s important not to ditch GNU in GNU/Linux. I don’t care about codelines, I care about the philosophy.
Philosophy probably did play a significant role: Google could have chosen BusyBox, which is GPL licensed, if their concern was solely the GNU user space’s comparative bloat.