LivefromLangley@lemmygrad.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoGoogle is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/ first-gen Nest Hub9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkGoogle is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/ first-gen Nest Hub9to5google.comLivefromLangley@lemmygrad.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 4 years agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareAgreeableLandscape@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 years agoImportant distinction: The base Fuchsia OS is open source, whatever’s running on the Nest devices aren’t.
minus-squareLivefromLangley@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 years agoAnd since Fuchsia is a microkernel they only have to keep the very small core open source and keep everything on top proprietary.
Important distinction: The base Fuchsia OS is open source, whatever’s running on the Nest devices aren’t.
And since Fuchsia is a microkernel they only have to keep the very small core open source and keep everything on top proprietary.