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1. KirinD+(OP)[view] [source] 2019-07-16 15:24:30
It seems fairly ridiculous to suggest that Fuchsia is not a real project. It wouldn't be the first OS Google has built.
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2. floren+p8[view] [source] 2019-07-16 16:23:15
>>KirinD+(OP)
What are the others? Android and ChromeOS are both built on the Linux kernel.
replies(2): >>gizmo6+nb >>KirinD+Dc
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3. gizmo6+nb[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-07-16 16:43:17
>>floren+p8
Not just Linux, but ChromeOS is based on Gentoo Linux (originally Ubuntu); which is to say, much of the userspace stack was pre-exsting as well. The core of the operating system is the Chrome web browser, which was also a pre-exsting project, which a relatively clear business interest to Google (influence over the web platform).

Android has a bit of a better claim, as more of the userspace stack was written for it. It also wasn't started by Google (although they bought Android Inc. years before it was released publicly).

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4. KirinD+Dc[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-07-16 16:52:32
>>floren+p8
They're entirely alternative binary arches with a bunch of patches.

The idea it's just a Linux flavor is sort of like saying iOS is "just a build of OSX". I.e., gross simplification.

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