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		pjmlp 48 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Carmack on Operating Systems (1997) Because the only Linux thing Android exposes to userspace is the Linux kernel. Everything else is either Java/Kotlin based or the set of official NDK APIs. https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis It is hit and miss if using unstable APIs works across devices.

Zambyte 46 days ago [–]

The Linux kernel is the only Linux thing. There is nothing else Linux to expose.

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