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		riquito on July 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Future of Programming c'mon, "designers threw it in there"? don't you think it was a hard thought choice by skilled engineers?

jjindev on July 31, 2013 | [–]

Just trying to show the Linux kernel as an inexpensive building block in this day and age. One that is used casually, in Raspbery Pi's, in virtualization, etc.

sp332 on July 31, 2013 | [–]

Nope, Android is based on Linux because it was available and relatively easy to get going quickly.

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