Android: based on Linux, not equal to Linux, and not entirely open

[Amedee Van Gasse (ub)]

On Sun, May 30, 2010 13:12, David Sanders wrote:
>> Linux is a kernel and Android == Linux (esp when they get their
>> modifications back in the upstream tree).

As long as the modifications aren't going back, it's not Linux any more.
It's a fork of Linux.

> Forgot the obl. link:
>
> http://android.git.kernel.org/
>
> How is that not open?

Manufacturers and mobile operators are doing all kinds of dirty tricks to
prevent you from doing unofficial ROM upgrades, running software as root,
or in some countries choosing a different operator isn't even allowed or
supported.