Sofie Van Landeghem schreef:
Sebastian Proost wrote:
Michiel Van Bel schreef:
Sofie Van Landeghem wrote:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/61137/googles-chrome-os-gaat-strijd-met-windows-aan.html
(dutch, though I'm sure there's an english article about this somewhere ;-))
Sofie
from the bbc website:
"The news could also be a blow to the open source Linux operating
system, which had taken an early lead on netbooks, but then lost out to
Microsoft's elderly Windows XP."
I'm slightly confused: if google chrome is linux-based (which is said
everywhere but the bbc-website), how can it be a blow to linux? :/ :p
Anyway, it would've been nice if they developed something completely
different, instead of making just another linux distro (which it will
turn out to be I think).
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/five-things-googles-chrome-os-will-do-for-your-netbook/
Actually if they can actually pull all these things off, I would be
very happy to drop windows for their OS on my eeepc.
me 2!
So, actually, the only thing that Google OS is doing better that the
existing linux distro's is marketing?
Cost: Linux is free
Speed: All the speed eating sits in the desktop environment. Use a linux
one that isn't too bloated, or use KDE or Gnome without the eye candy
and 3D effects and you have lightning speed.
Compatibility: Right, most drivers are designed for Windows. So now they
will suddenly exist for Google OS? I suppose the drivers Google OS will
support out of the box, will be the ones that linux supports out of the
box as well, as they will be using the linux kernel and modules.
Portabilty: If you're using Google docs now from any platform, it'll be
available everywhere. Same if you commit to an SVN. Nothing changes
there. Except that you might want to use Chrome for linux instead of
Firefox once its comes out.
New Apps: Awesome VLC player existed first for linux. Still does. For
music Amarok is the best player around and mplayer, smplayer, etc... are
there as well. All one by one great media players for linux.
Further, I suppose there will be a 'Google Store' as they're doing for
Android now, that's just an implementation of package manager (yum, apt,
rpm, ...)
So yeah... just another linux distro... except without the nerdy ring of
'linux' to it, but the cool sound of Google.
T.