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02 Dec 08

SitePoint » Google’s Operating System Arrives - But Not From Google

  • Google has long been rumored to be working on an operating system to compete
    with Microsoft’s Windows. When they launched their browser product, Chrome, in
    September, we
    noted     that it essentially was Google’s operating system — a UI for
    the OS that the web is becoming. “If the web is the operating system of the
    future, as
  • Now, tiny Emeryville, California-based Good OS, has taken the browser-as-OS idea
    a bit further with the announcement of their latest operating system, dubbed “Cloud.” Good OS is most famous for
    the gOS, a Linux distribution that debuted last year on the Everex gPC, a $199
    computer sold at Wal-Mart. gOS is a slimmed down version of Linux that is made
    to specifically play nice with web applications and web-centric apps like Google
    Calendar, Docs, Gmail, Skype, YouTube, and Firefox
22 Oct 08

An old OS idea is new again: non-installation

  • This concept of throwing shared libraries into OS global directories has long
    been thought of as a necessity to allow for greater sharing of common code and
    data. Back in the days when disks were small and RAM was only a few MB, that
    approach made a lot of sense. But, those days are long gone and every so many
    years you've got to re-examine your requirements relative to the advancements in
    hardware    .
  • In addition, you need a user-specific storage area for prefs and other special
    data. But, there are several ways to do that, even via user-specific symbolic
    links. Not a problem.

Operating Systems Guides

  • NSA has developed and distributed configuration guidance for operating systems. These guides are currently being used throughout the government and by numerous entities as a security baseline their systems.
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