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Google OS Goobuntu

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cryptid Original post #1
Feb 2, 2006 at 1:04 AM
Google has confirmed it is preparing its own distribution of desktop Linux, called Goobuntu, based on the popular Ubuntu distribution, which in turn is based on Debian.

The announcement caused speculations that Google would move against the Microsoft monopoly on the desktop.

Sadly, this is not the case. Google has released a statement saying there are no plans to release the badly named distribution outside the Google complex. "[We] use Ubuntu internally but have no plans to distribute
it outside of the company.�

Rumors about alternative browsers, such that Google is supposedly working on have been popping up about one per week, perhaps supported by the company's obvious interest in the desktop.
Projects like Desktop Search, Google Talk, Google Earth are however much, much less complex than a full fledged desktop operating system, even if it is built on another.

Even though we won't see Goobuntu on anyone's desktop, Ubuntu has only to win with this endorsement by one of the biggest names in technology, and can probably only stand to gain from having Google engineers working on their code.

source -->*news.softpedia.com/news/Google-OS-17307.shtml

i am soo proud that i use Ubuntu,,, i wish the speculations were true instead of personal use, or they should make another OS for the public, for some reason i trust google more than MS
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cybermanas #2
Feb 2, 2006 at 9:06 AM
Yup,wrote about it in my blog yesterday.Google has confirmed using Ubuntu but not said anything about Goobuntu.
rajesh
rajesh #3
Feb 2, 2006 at 9:25 AM
Goobuntu!!!. Funny Name. :)
iinfi
iinfi #4
Feb 2, 2006 at 12:27 PM
what is the use if they dont giv it to everyone. :(
and why are they working on a new distribution of Linux
i thought they wud make something totally new from scratch.
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cryptid #5
Feb 2, 2006 at 2:06 PM
iinfi said:
what is the use if they dont giv it to everyone. :(
and why are they working on a new distribution of Linux
i thought they wud make something totally new from scratch.
From scratch!!?!? that would be a lot of work to do and would involve lots of complications and could take several years to get properly established and get proper hardware support,,,,,,,

What about the google computers for Rs 9999/- i read about it somewhere i think on this site itself hope those computers run on goobuntu
praka123
Feb 3, 2006 at 9:11 AM
Yaaron, these are all fake,even if google confirms as we know google.Also Linux can be build from scratch,even a distribuition exists holding the name "Linux from Scratch".
Ankur Gupta
Feb 4, 2006 at 6:54 PM
wonder when will google bring out its OS????
ShekharPalash
Feb 4, 2006 at 11:07 PM
Damn... I was expecting for an Online OS by Google... GOOS

Google Online OS: Picture it like big jump to OS from fundamental GMail Concept ... put Everything online on Google servers, extreme mobility even kill the tradition of keeping a Personal Computer, make Windows a mistake of past... and stuff contd...
Of course, you gotta trust Google blindly...

Goobuntu is funny name ;)
Satissh S
Feb 4, 2006 at 11:14 PM
Google Linux ?? :roll:
:lol:
GoobuntuBETA
IMHO They will build a LFS rather than keeping it based on ubuntu.
desertwind
Feb 4, 2006 at 11:42 PM
ankurgupta.me said:
wonder when will google bring out its OS????

Never.
As said by Google, Goobuntu is for their internal use. It's not supposed for a public release.
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mehulved #11
Feb 5, 2006 at 1:53 AM
Why not Ubuntu? It is a very good and simple distro. If configured correctly, which isn't too hard, it can give great security, very good performance and reliability. Even if google comes out with this OS, they will never name it as Goobuntu not only cos of its hideous name but also because Ubuntu is distributed by another 'company', Canonical and google is after all a company too.
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Febians #12
Feb 6, 2006 at 11:57 AM
"[We] use Ubuntu internally but have no plans to distribute it outside of the company.�

Damn!!