So, the big news from Google is that they are releasing a new open-source operating system, primarily targetted for Netbooks, name Google Chrome OS. I had plans of buying a netbook which I guess I will postpone, until a clear winner (market leader) emerges between Moblin, Google Chrome OS, Windows7, and etc.
An ironical and interesting thing is, there is no offical installer for Google Chrome for Linux yet, but the announcement says, google chrome will be based on Linux. (should I say GNU/Linux ;) ) Looking forward to future.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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You should probably *not* say GNU/Linux here, because maybe they're only going to use the kernel, not the GNU tools.
Yes, you could call it as Google chrome/Linux or whatever Google prefers..
May be Linux/Chrome! :)
I don't understand why all people are talking about an operating system. This is just another Desktop Environment.
GlaDiaC:
In the same sense that OS X is just a different desktop environment for FreeBSD...
Google Is Already Working With PC Makers on New Chrome OS. Chrome is nothing less than a full on desktop operating system that will compete head on with Windows¿Expect to see millions of web devices, even desktop web devices
http://www.webhush.com/google-operating-system-takes-microsoft/
As Google has said before, the difficulty in making a linux version is dealing with all the Desktop Environments and all the baggage that ensues. So... they make their own Desktop Environment, so they can do things their way.
"An ironical and interesting thing is, there is no offical installer for Google Chrome for Linux yet"
Actually, some recent svn revisions are setting up Linux packaging. I think it's only amd64 .debs atm, but they should be arriving soon.
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