Linux 3.3, Beginning "Refer" Linux and Android

Linux and Android operating systems have the same lineage. In this case, Android is an application of the Linux kernel.

However, Android application is considered by many to have pretty much different than the main Linux (mainline).

Efforts to combine the Android code with Linux even though it was impossible. As a result, been a while both as "do not get along".

Android runs his own development as detached from the main Linux development, a familiar event called "forking" alias branching.

Presumably, the distance between Linux and Android are getting close. This is starting to be realized through the Linux 3.3 (figure 3.3 refers to the kernel version number).

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 3.3 on March 18, 2012 local time. In his announcement, Linus did not mention directly about this Android.

But in KernelNewbies.org, an explanation about the start merging code from Android to Linux so the first thing underlined.

"It's been a long time, the code of the Android project are not coupled back to Linux because of a disagreement between the developer of the project. Fortunately, after several years, differences began to be straightened out," said KernelNewbies.org.

Believed, this will contribute to the development of both operating systems are "brothers" it. Android developers, modder community Linux distribution is believed to be benefited.

One possibility that is open is: Linux distro like Ubuntu can open support for running Android applications in the package to be launched.