Re: NOT A Technical Question.....Just An Observation....

2012-12-19 Thread Phil Meyer
On 12/18/2012 05:29 AM, Alan Cox wrote: ... There are several studies all of which suggest the Android user base will exceed Windows next year, and some good evidence that overall Linux passed Windows a while back when you count all the DVRs, TV sets, etc with it in. The Android one however is

Re: NOT A Technical Question.....Just An Observation....

2012-12-18 Thread Alan Cox
> Linux is the kernel, not the userland. So for "most" intents, yes, > Android is linux. There are some measurable differences, there is an ongoing attempt to re-unify them. > Additionally, ZDNET is the "fawks news" of the internet. Try to take > anything they post with a few kilos of salt. The

Re: NOT A Technical Question.....Just An Observation....

2012-12-17 Thread Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.
On 12/17/2012 06:50 PM, William Brown wrote: On Mon, 2012-12-17 at 18:41 -0500, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: Just wanted to know what anyone else thinks about this? I mean can Android be considered "Linux" officially?or is it an offshoot of Linux?anyone at all? http://www.zdnet.com/wind

Re: NOT A Technical Question.....Just An Observation....

2012-12-17 Thread William Brown
On Mon, 2012-12-17 at 18:41 -0500, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > Just wanted to know what anyone else thinks about this? I mean can > Android be considered "Linux" officially?or is it an offshoot of > Linux?anyone at all? > > http://www.zdnet.com/windows-has-fallen-behind-apple-ios-and

NOT A Technical Question.....Just An Observation....

2012-12-17 Thread Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.
Just wanted to know what anyone else thinks about this? I mean can Android be considered "Linux" officially?or is it an offshoot of Linux?anyone at all? http://www.zdnet.com/windows-has-fallen-behind-apple-ios-and-google-android-708699/ EGO II -- users mailing list users@lists.fed