The concept of gOS strikes me as kind of odd: An operating system built to focus on Google and Web 2.0 products. But when it was based on Ubuntu I was actually interested. It seems that this may be the final frontier for Linux. I have a theory, and it goes thusly:
gOS is based on Ubuntu and Ubuntu is based on Debian. This means Debian can focus on core components (packaging, fundamental drivers, system files, and configurations), while Ubuntu focuses on usability (front-end to back-end symmetry (i.e little to no console based configuration needed), application integration, third party drivers and interface design), where as gOS can focus on detail work (appearance, presentation, interface behaviour, system tweaks, publishing, & promoting). Tho it may seem meticulous it seems to me like a good filter system to sort out which applications that contribute to improving the Linux experience, that are stable, that are versatile, and that anyone can easily learn and use. These are some traits that Linux sadly lacks. Also: The goals of Ubuntu, Debian, and gOS are all very different. Therefor they all contribute to each other in some way (if only gOS contributed a little more tho :P) What if gOS got official support from Google? :) The good thing about gOS is that it's gotten Linux a lot of attention. I was actually talking about a funny little notion the other day, where the OS race had a triangle of goliath companies. Microsoft with Windows, Apple with Mac OS X, and Google with Linux (or gOS). Tho Google wouldn't have any property rights to Linux (since thats Linus Torvalds trophy) the international Linux community might welcome the idea of being backed up by the most respected web-company the world has ever seen. That makes for good publishing (and more people to donate to their paypal accounts). Ofcourse making gOS an official Google product is not what I suggest to be a goal nor insinuate that it could be, it was just a funny little hypothetical thought. Well thats my two scents, whats yours? What I would like to read about is what gOS would intend to do about all the media codecs that aren't installed with the OS initially. There are some controversy around patents to some codecs, like the DVD encryption and MPEG. Perhaps you could sell DVDs that provide extra Open Source software that pays for and includes all the codecs? Does it cost that much? Untill next time... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
