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0 pointsfractallyte1y ago0 comments

Sailfish is based on the Linux kernel, and Mer, which itself is a fork of MeeGo - a mobile Linux distro.

Hybris is just one component that Mer supports: a compatibility layer which allows the use of Android libraries and drivers. But that doesn't make it the backbone of Sailfish...

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persnickety1y ago

I'd say those drivers and libraries are the backbone of an OS. Everything else is on top of them.

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0 pointsfractallyte1y ago0 comments

Sailfish is based on the Linux kernel, and Mer, which itself is a fork of MeeGo - a mobile Linux distro.

Hybris is just one component that Mer supports: a compatibility layer which allows the use of Android libraries and drivers. But that doesn't make it the backbone of Sailfish...

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persnickety1y ago

I'd say those drivers and libraries are the backbone of an OS. Everything else is on top of them.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse