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The Emacs editor is not tied to the Linux kernel; indeed, it was created
some years before Linux existed. The Emacs code base is intended to be
portable, and the editor runs, with varying levels of support, on a wide
variety of systems. Recently, an energetic developer has worked to extend
the set of supported systems to Android; the result is a working port, but
whether that port will be accepted into the Emacs mainline is the topic of
ongoing conversation.