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I would be very surprised if it wasn't possible to compile the kernel using Clang.

Hmm. Does anyone know if someone has tried to make a Linux dist based on the similar tools the BSD world have?

I realize they probably would have to be modified quite heavily considering the architechture of BSD, but I've seen stranger things done in computing :)

You seriously think GCC is the only C compiler which exists? Though now you understood that GNU/Linux is the OS and not only GNU. Though it is true that you need to patch the stock Linux to compile it with some other compiler like Intel CC.

> And without GNU tools, Linux by itself is also useless.

A world of Android-devices disagree with your definition of "useless". And so does my router and NAS (which both comes with Busybox, not GNU tools).

Android, which this very article is about, is Linux without GNU tools. The Linux Kernel can also be compiled with at least ICC and Clang.