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Google's New Non-Linux OS: Fuchsia

posted by martyb on Sunday August 14 2016, @09:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the One-OS-to-Rule-Them-All? dept.

takyon writes:

Google is designing a new operating system (also at Github) based on its own new kernel (Magenta), which may be intended to unify/replace Android and ChromeOS. It is also expected to run on a wide range of ARM and x64 devices, such as Chromecast, Raspberry Pi 3, smartphones, laptops, and desktops.

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  • (Score: 2) by everdred on Wednesday August 17 2016, @08:09PM

    by everdred (110) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 17 2016, @08:09PM (#389276) Homepage Journal

    Sure they are. Google is effectively the manufacturer of Nexus devices, where bootloader unlocking is a standard feature.

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