"Android doesn’t include the GNU C Library (glibc) , nor does it include all of the GNU libraries you’d find on a typical Linux distribution. It also doesn’t include an X server like Xorg, so you can’t run standard graphical Linux applications." In a nut shell.....it ain't gnu. tigerroast says it aptly...n900 is day to android night. n900 is faaaaarrr more gnu-ey than android. now chrome os that is a slightly different shade of turtle. "Chrome OS is closer to standard desktop Linux distributions so you can use developer mode to install the missing Linux desktop software." little better.