Comments on: gOS Gadgets aims Ubuntu at cloud computing http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/ ...views from the Black Tower at the edge of the cloud Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ChrisBatto http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1918 ChrisBatto Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:14:44 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1918 I am a bit of a Linux geek, but still a non-command line guy. I have been fooling around with hundreds of distributions on all kinds of moderate to old machines. I have loaded Linux for my wife, kids and retired dad (80 years old). I have been at it since knoppix 3.4 ( a watershed opening up live CD's to the world) I love the stability and the virus free, low maintenance, aspect of linux. This distribution (GOS 3.1 Gadgets) rocks as a daily driver around the house. It runs on our kitchen counter laptop and allows the whole family to access gmail and all the other great Google apps. This is the direction that home computing is going and while GOS might be a remaster of Ubuntu, well....it is a great one for the layman user. It feels tighter, cleaner and more modern....turns old windows machines into something that competes with MAC in terms of aesthetics and reliability . Hey isn't Ubuntu a remaster of Debian..? If you tell me it's not...ask yourself...aren't you too geeky for the average layman Linux user! Tagging along with Ubuntu makes perfect sense. While I love Linux, the real code geeks just don't understand the average user. That's where Microsoft made their money. GOS is a great, (read user friendly) distro....We might just switch over from PCLOS (another great one) on all our boxes. I would love to see how many kids would like to get their hands on this distro...They are the future for linux! Warm regards CB I am a bit of a Linux geek, but still a non-command line guy. I have been fooling around with hundreds of distributions on all kinds of moderate to old machines. I have loaded Linux for my wife, kids and retired dad (80 years old). I have been at it since knoppix 3.4 ( a watershed opening up live CD’s to the world)

I love the stability and the virus free, low maintenance, aspect of linux.

This distribution (GOS 3.1 Gadgets) rocks as a daily driver around the house. It runs on our kitchen counter laptop and allows the whole family to access gmail and all the other great Google apps.

This is the direction that home computing is going and while GOS might be a remaster of Ubuntu, well….it is a great one for the layman user. It feels tighter, cleaner and more modern….turns old windows machines into something that competes with MAC in terms of aesthetics and reliability . Hey isn’t Ubuntu a remaster of Debian..? If you tell me it’s not…ask yourself…aren’t you too geeky for the average layman Linux user!

Tagging along with Ubuntu makes perfect sense. While I love Linux, the real code geeks just don’t understand the average user. That’s where Microsoft made their money.

GOS is a great, (read user friendly) distro….We might just switch over from PCLOS (another great one) on all our boxes.

I would love to see how many kids would like to get their hands on this distro…They are the future for linux!

Warm regards
CB

]]> By: Apainintheneck http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1821 Apainintheneck Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:10:35 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1821 Yeah but you can't access it from a web browser. It's pretty much Ubuntu with web based applications. It doesn't even sync with the cloud. Yeah but you can’t access it from a web browser. It’s pretty much Ubuntu with web based applications. It doesn’t even sync with the cloud.

]]> By: Curtis1552 http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1784 Curtis1552 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:48:27 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1784 Why are people comparing this so directly with Ubuntu? You could say the same of Ubuntu itself, as it's based on the Debian testing branch. Thus 'Ubuntu is just like Debian, which has a lot more packages, and lalalala.' GET OVER IT. While I've been using Ubuntu it's not the end-all be-all of linux. This distro is made for ease of use on a low-powered system. It utilizes a WM that uses less resources than the standard on Ubuntu. Sure you can install Enlightenment on ubuntu, but then you have to remove some of the GNOME files to reduce the space used (which it at a premium on a 2Gb eeePC or other netbooks). This makes it cleaner and easier to use for that purpose, which is the purpose of the developers. gOS 3.1 is meant to be a lightweight distro for older systems, which are primarily for internet and word processing. If you have a new system, or a powerful one go for Ubuntu, it' s great. If not this is a very good alternative. Why are people comparing this so directly with Ubuntu?
You could say the same of Ubuntu itself, as it’s based on the Debian testing branch.
Thus ‘Ubuntu is just like Debian, which has a lot more packages, and lalalala.’ GET OVER IT.
While I’ve been using Ubuntu it’s not the end-all be-all of linux.

This distro is made for ease of use on a low-powered system.
It utilizes a WM that uses less resources than the standard on Ubuntu.
Sure you can install Enlightenment on ubuntu, but then you have to remove some of the GNOME files to reduce the space used (which it at a premium on a 2Gb eeePC or other netbooks). This makes it cleaner and easier to use for that purpose, which is the purpose of the developers.

gOS 3.1 is meant to be a lightweight distro for older systems, which are primarily for internet and word processing. If you have a new system, or a powerful one go for Ubuntu, it’ s great. If not this is a very good alternative.

]]> By: nologic http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1742 nologic Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:24:19 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1742 @deviceguru thanks for all your infos. @deviceguru
thanks for all your infos.

]]> By: deviceguru http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1733 deviceguru Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:57:10 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1733 @Ron: did you try running wbarconf? It's installed as part of gOS and should allow you to add/delete/rearrange Wbar dock entries. @Ron: did you try running wbarconf? It’s installed as part of gOS and should allow you to add/delete/rearrange Wbar dock entries.

]]> By: Ron http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1732 Ron Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:53:18 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1732 The biggest problem I have with gOS is the Wbar - it won't let the user modify all the Google crap on it. Get rid of the google junk and gOS might be alright. The biggest problem I have with gOS is the Wbar – it won’t let the user modify all the Google crap on it. Get rid of the google junk and gOS might be alright.

]]> By: Keith Neo http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1728 Keith Neo Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:01:24 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1728 Why go for gOS? With Ubuntu, there are a lot more packages available to be installed, rather than sticking with gOS. I do like the term that it has something related to gadgets and Google apps, but that should not stop Ubuntu from linking to Google repositories and installing these Google apps. So, the bottomline is, Ubuntu is still a better OS than gOS. Why go for gOS? With Ubuntu, there are a lot more packages available to be installed, rather than sticking with gOS. I do like the term that it has something related to gadgets and Google apps, but that should not stop Ubuntu from linking to Google repositories and installing these Google apps. So, the bottomline is, Ubuntu is still a better OS than gOS.

]]> By: Vijay http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1727 Vijay Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:25:53 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1727 All of the features in GOS can also be available in existing Ubuntu proper with little customization. One does not need to be a Linux geek to that . Therefore, I do not see any reason to replace Ubuntu with GOS. All of the features in GOS can also be available in existing Ubuntu proper with little customization. One does not need to be a Linux geek to that . Therefore, I do not see any reason to replace Ubuntu with GOS.

]]> By: Dread Knight http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1725 Dread Knight Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:44:48 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1725 Pretty cool. Might swap my mom's Ubuntu with gOS. Pretty cool. Might swap my mom’s Ubuntu with gOS.

]]> By: Joe http://deviceguru.com/gos-gadgets-aims-ubuntu-at-cloud-computing/#comment-1723 Joe Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=3131#comment-1723 GOS is just a remastered Ubuntu using the Ubuntu repositories... GOS is just a remastered Ubuntu using the Ubuntu repositories…

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