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It looks like it is, see multiple commits today: https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/fuchsia/

As building an OS is no simple task, this all could mean nothing and the project might be heading to the graveyard slowly.

I noticed the same, too, it was hyped as the next OS now about a decade ago, and it doesn't look like it will be a significant player any time soon. I assume it's still in the evaluation, prototype phase, probably tons of issues.

I heard here and there that some exotic glorified home tablet thingy is running it, but I don't think you can really go to a local consumer electronics store and find something with Fuchsia running on it.

There are multiple devices that have shipped with Fuchsia on it in the home ecosystem over the last 5 years.

I don't necessarily think it's going to be a major success, but it's already been more successful than this implies.

(Bias, was on the Fuchsia team many moons ago)

It might be your bias, or even mine, but in my opinion, what you and I are saying are pretty much the same...

There is not much actual difference between "I heard here and there that some exotic glorified home tablet thingy is running it" and "There are multiple devices that have shipped with Fuchsia on it in the home ecosystem over the last 5 years".

Would love to hear where it was actually used, searching for it, I really only found a handful of examples.

I was an active Flutter community member and it was driving me crazy how people would say "Flutter is great because Fuchsia also uses Flutter", and all I thought "show me one person who is using Fuchsia at this whole conference / meetup".

You can go to a normal store and buy a device using fuchsia today, it's just not advertising that is the OS under the hood. That is why I do not think what you said is the same thing.

Got it, fair enough, then maybe fuchsia is just hiding well (or it could also be me not knowing things)

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