Not really? I'm not sure what would be ambiguous about it.

digi_owl · on Dec 8, 2015

For one thing, Android is based on the Linux kernel. The very same kernel that is driving the majority of servers on the net right now.

pjmlp · on Dec 8, 2015

An OS is more than the kernel.

Android/Linux is a complete different animal than GNU/Linux.

digi_owl · on Dec 9, 2015

Can you really say that when you can install a terminal, get shell access, and drop in a Debian based chroot?

pjmlp · on Dec 9, 2015

Yes, because it isn't any longer Android.

I guess:

- it isn't running the standard kernel, which is not 100% like a vanilla Linux

- it is making use of non official NDK libraries

- doesn't make use of Android user space, which given the NDK limitations is like 90% Java

It is just like putting Wine and calling it a Windows distribution.