Post #1784768
2026-04-27 11:44 UTC
@openrisk @ironicbadger Do you know that Android is based on Linux right ?
And do you know you can use other mobile systems ... Linux included right ?
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@openrisk@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 12:01
@thefwguy yes and yes but no, this doesnt mean that mobile is anywhere close to what Linux on the desktop has achieved in *a shorter timeframe*. The Linux kernel was released in 91 (one decade after Microsoft MS-DOS (81). The first CDE desktop: 93. The first Nokia smartphone was in 2001. The iPhone 2007. Thats a quarter century ago(!) There are some valid reasons for the difference but overall the gap is undeniable and its impact is dramatic: many more people use mobiles. @ironicbadger