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If it has the "security" architecture of Linux (it's really more of a multi-tenant architecture) then that's a complete deal breaker. Wouldn't want it if it was
by tormeh 3mo ago
If it has the "security" architecture of Linux (it's really more of a multi-tenant architecture) then that's a complete deal breaker. Wouldn't want it if it was 1000x faster/betterer than Android.
Our desktop OSes are just incompatible with running untrusted software, and you're gonna want to do that.
- ginko 3mo ago>Our desktop OSes are just incompatible with running untrusted software, and you're gonna want to do that. So you're saying people should only use walled garden closed source OSes? Sounds like tyranny to me.
- Retr0id 3mo agoNo? AOSP is open source.
- fsflover 3mo agoAOSP doesn't run on any phone without a ton of proprietary blobs.
- Andromxda 3mo ago1) No one is saying that. As another commenter mentioned, Android is open source. 2) The point still stands, desktop operating systems like Windows and desktop Linux distributions are much less secure than Android or iOS. Read https://privsec.dev/posts/linux/linux-insecurities/ https://privsec.dev/posts/linux/linux-insecurities/
- fsflover 3mo ago> Our desktop OSes are just incompatible with running untrusted software You should have a look at https://qubes-os.org https://qubes-os.org