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'''Android''' is a [[ | '''Android''' is a [[Linux]] derivative that was created by [[Google]] to power their [[botnet]] through people's cellphones. | ||
Android is a Java Runtime environment on top of the GNU/Linux | Android is a Java Runtime environment on top of the Linux kernel. Android does not contain the GNU utilities and libraries used in [[GNU/Linux]] distributions, although users can add replacements for some of these features through third-party software. Because of this, Android is a Linux system, but not a GNU/Linux system. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of recommended Android software]] | * [[List of recommended Android software]] | ||
* Richard Stallman's article on [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html Android and User Freedom] | |||
[[Category:Operating systems]] | [[Category:Operating systems]] | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 19 January 2015
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Android is a Linux derivative that was created by Google to power their botnet through people's cellphones.
Android is a Java Runtime environment on top of the Linux kernel. Android does not contain the GNU utilities and libraries used in GNU/Linux distributions, although users can add replacements for some of these features through third-party software. Because of this, Android is a Linux system, but not a GNU/Linux system.
See also
- List of recommended Android software
- Richard Stallman's article on Android and User Freedom