Rich Freeman <rich0 <at> gentoo.org> writes:
> > Linux is a desktop OS. I hope it remains that way. Wow. I think of linux first as a bloated (but good) minimal OS. It's only when yhou add stuff that you get a server or a desktop. Folks have forgotten about 'kernel tuning'. I have deglected the linux kernel quite a bit of late, mostly do to the rabid frequency and non-sense (useless) chances being advanced. I have decided to only update to 'long term support' kernels. So ideas on how to set up masks and portage ? I guess just mask off all kernel updates and manually unmask those long term kernel updates? Other ideas? > Uh, Linux is a kernel, and even GNU is really a collection of > shell-oriented tools, which can be run from Android just fine. > So Android IS Linux, at least as much as Gentoo is, or your DVR, or > your car radio, etc. I think we have to get over the whole "Linux was > figured out in 1996 and anything different from then is bad" thing. I think I just heard a news report that Google lost a long term legal/financial battle with Oracle over java. It seems now that google (android and any thing that uses java) is going to have to pay Oracle some 'pal_a_monies' ? Or did I here that wrong? If so, I'm sure google and lots of folks are scrambling to replace java.....? On cell phones SeLinux is probably the best thing going for a cool phone. At least it will be reasonably secure by the user's ability to admin the phone? [1] James [1] http://blogs.csc.com/2015/04/06/google-slashes-android-malware-in-half/
