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Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS
(www.androidauthority.com)
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This is the part I cared about. Can it run x86_64 programs, or is it just an ARM-compatible version of Debian?
If it can actually run x86_64 programs on ARM devices, then that's kinda fucking sick and would likely help the world transition to ARM. Like, fuck Google, but this sounds like a good thing, maybe?
Sounds like the opposite of what you want; you would want x86_64 code on devices with an ARM architecture.
But I didn't actually read the article, so maybe that line is poorly worded
That just sounds painfully inefficient (though we've been doing stuff like this for decades).
Arm isn't as efficient at higher cpu states as x86, and running a VM you're definitely going to up the cpu usage.
Still interesting to watch. And every use-case is unique. For the typical short-run process this is for, it'll probably be fine.