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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Android to take an “upstream first” development model for the Linux kernel (arstechnica.com)

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The Linux Plumbers Conference is this week, and since Android is one of the biggest distributors of the Linux kernel in the world, Google software engineer Todd Kjos stopped by for a progress report from the Android team. Android 12—which will be out any day now—promises to bring Android closer than ever to mainline Linux by shipping Google's "Generic Kernel Image" (GKI) to end-users.

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[–] gammarays@lemm.ee 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Note that this is an old article from 2 years ago and that GKI is already implemented in Android

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 26 points 1 year ago

I was about to say, I swear I've been reading articles about Android 14 dropping soon, and this is mentioning 12.

[–] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

This year's Internet Explorer award goes to... the OP. lol

[–] Fidelity9373@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I saw "Android 12" and got confused. 13's been out for a while now, and 14 has open betas on some phones...