Android has long been based on Gentoo or so I've heard. I'd imagine that they have been rolling their own curated version of the main-line kernel since the beginning.
Sounds like this whole project is an emulation/compatibility layer for the oldest parts of Android, the newer parts, and Chromium OS to all run on top of their customized Gentoo.
"the kernel is called Magenta." (Score:2)
Replacing Linux with a home-rolled kernel?
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Android has long been based on Gentoo or so I've heard. I'd imagine that they have been rolling their own curated version of the main-line kernel since the beginning.
Sounds like this whole project is an emulation/compatibility layer for the oldest parts of Android, the newer parts, and Chromium OS to all run on top of their customized Gentoo.
Re:"the kernel is called Magenta." (Score:0)
it has a linux kernel, but the userspace looks nothing like gentoo and never did.
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http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-secret-origins-of-googles-chrome-os/