On Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 05:09 Gerhard Schauer via lpi-examdev < [email protected]> wrote:
> * Alessandro Selli via lpi-examdev ([email protected]) wrote: > > > > 7) I cannot make up my mind concerning the inclusion of a mention of > Android > > and derivates/replacements: they are not a Linux OS, they are separate > OSes > > built on a custom Linux kernel, I would like we do not contribute in > > amplifying the confusion between the two. On the other hand, smartphones > are > > more widely used than laptops or desktops, including them might make > Linux > > Essentials more popular. But then again, Android and the like, they are > > structured and used in a very different way compared with a regular Linux > > distribution, their use on the command line is awkward and very rare, > only > > geeks do it. > > > > Please keep Android in essentials.. , I think not all Linux Beginners know > about Android is based on the Linux Kernel and is not "a one company closed > stuff" with all the possibilities that are availible through that: building > custom ROM, run it with separate ( open source ) app store, etc..etc.. I > think with Android , a small part of the discussed "digital autonomy" ( at > least as an option.. ) has made it to the most used consumer it product > (smartphone) in ower days. > I'm fine with inclusion of Android as long as we make people aware is it not a GNU system and a packaged Linux distribution. If apk and other aspects of embedded awareness want to be covered, I'm not against that, but Essentials is a very limited set of depth and broadness in objectives overall. -- Sent from my phone, apologies for any brevity as well as autocorrect Bryan J Smith - http://linkedin.com/in/bjsmith
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