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handaxe
2016-03-29 , 22:28
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Originally Posted by
ajalkane
On the top of my head I'd guess it's about graphics drivers, modem drivers, GPS drivers etc...
Yep, closed source, binary blobs. Mobile Chip makers could compile drivers for linux if they wished, but they don't.
I read somewhere that the divergence between the Android Linux kernel and the Linux kernel proper was closing. Perhaps at some stage 2nd class OS citizens might be able to dispense with an Android h/w enabling layer and just use the kernel for which Android has released device drivers.
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