Purism Crowdfunding and Amazon Abandons Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for Another 'Linux'
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Linux Magazine ☛ Purism Crowdfunding Launched
The first public offering on StartEngine crossed the US$ 100,000 mark within 48 hours of launch.
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Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd ☛ Android-Based Amazon Fire TV OS Will Shift To Linux-based OS, New Report Suggests [Ed: But Android is also Linux-based OS]
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Indian Express ☛ Amazon’s Fire TV might be getting a new Linux-based OS, suggests report
Is Fire TV going Linux? Vega OS rumors spark developer concerns. Learn about the potential new OS, its features, and app development challenges.
Amazon’s Fire TV runs on Fire OS, built on top of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which is a barebones version of commercial Android released by Google. According to the latest job listing by Amazon, the company is looking for a new talent in the role of “Fire TV Experience Software Development Engineer,” indicating that the company might be working on developing an operating system of its own.