screenshots shots are leaked already..[?][?][?] Even Genius ask questions!!!
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Franz Kevin B. Bicar < [email protected]> wrote: > It’s an OS alright.. it’s basically just another Linux distro.. it’s a > Linux kernel with Chrome on top.. It’s not a “new” OS built from the ground > up… what I’m asking however, is why do they have to do another OS? Why not > just use Android.. given that it already works for smartphones, why not just > port it for netbooks? > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brent P. Lipke > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 08, 2009 10:28 PM > *To:* Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [klug] Google Chrome OS Announced > > > > Ah well, for me I'd rather not spend time trying to figure out whether its > an OS or not. I say we enjoy what Google's new product has to offer. > > Regards, > Brent > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:24 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, I've glanced the "minimal" description in the Google Blog. > > However, I think we should start asking ourselves again "What is an OS?" > "What does an OS do?" Then start thinking again if indeed Google "OS" _is in > fact_ an OS. > > The idea for net books, net tops etc isn't entirely new. I've seen a few > units from NEC, etc a couple of years ago using the same idea of "everything > on the internet" with the backing from Netscape. But then again, back then > AJAX, and others were not yet born and the idea of "everything on the > internet" at that time was too ahead of its time. > > Which brings me back to my question if indeed it is an OS, or does it > qualify per existing definition of what an OS is. > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Brent P. Lipke <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well.. that's what Google said. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > -- > Robert Brent P. Lipke > > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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