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[was_jaclaz]

Interesting:
http://www.thinkgos.org/
based on UBUNTU Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, whatever "Gutsy Gibbon" is supposed to actally mean....

Google and internet "oriented".

It should work on any PC, but is mainly intended for low cost platforms.

The base "motherboard", from VIA:
http://www.via.com.t...board/index.jsp

sells for about 40 Euros/ 60 US$, I guess that adding memory, case, HD, and something else, a "barebone" could be around 200 Euros /300 US$.

Such a PC should be "green" in the sense that it should be below the 60W power consumption.

jaclaz

[Brito]

gOS, the google OS..


Read this:

gOS 2 is a demo for a single system (a UMPC) written for a single purpose (to demo the UMPC) and so -everything- not needed for that single purpose was left out. Including all configuration software.

So first dump gOS 2, then use either gOS 1.0.1 or gOS2 (ultimate edition) See official forum, or perhaps the final version gOS v2 when it comes available.

http://www.faqly.com/faq/view/id/34


Or this one:

All older systems with an Advance BIOS have problems with booting gOS 2.0-beta1

Nobody from the gOS team seems to have worked on the Enlightement based gOS 2 after this demo was released. Probably because of critical comments they got during the Consumer electronics show, or from gOS 2.0-Beta 1 Live_CD users they must have come to the conclusion that E17 was a dead end for a really consumer based gOS, so I think they put all their effort into re-writing gOS 2.0-beta 1 to create gOS v2, a gOS based on the Gnome desktop manager, instead of on E17.

gOS v2 is released this week on the CloudBook which is now for sale on the web-site of wal-mart, and it will also run on the gBook laptop which is also announced on the wal-mart website.

http://www.faqly.com...on/view/id/1106

Look at the wal-mart UMPC model: http://www.slashgear...erex-089524.php

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Nice effort, but it's obvious that all work is "ripped" from the Ubuntu effort, the preference for google internet apps almost seems as an to catch the attention of the search engine company, but if google ever decides to buy such platform I'd almost be sure it would prefer a project with proven value and wider userbase like ubuntu itself.


btw: Jaclaz, you understand english far better than me: is "Gutsy Gibbon" a completely meaningless word?

[was_jaclaz]

btw: Jaclaz, you understand english far better than me: is "Gutsy Gibbon" a completely meaningless word?

No, they have a meaning, they just don't make sense.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gutsy
http://www.thefreedi...nary.com/gibbon


I mean, what if instead of Winbuilder 074 we start calling it "Courageos Ape"

I would prefer "Reckless Primate", but that's about all.


jaclaz

BTW, it does not seem to me like any "ripping" took place, credits are properly given:
http://www.thinkgos.org/company.html

Special Thank You’s to our friends at...

...gOS Team & Community for doing the impossible on a daily basis.

...Everex for taking a leap of faith in gOS and in free and open source software.

...Google for making great products and permitting us to use Google trademarks, icons, shortcuts.

...Enlightenment for common sense and preparation.

...Ubuntu for a great community and Linux distribution.

[Brito]

That would surely make sense sometimes..

btw: I also don't know what a "nimp" is, but on this particular case I'll likely be a happier person by simply remaining in ignorance..

[MedEvil]

Such a PC should be "green" in the sense that it should be below the 60W power consumption.

My 'server' is a Pentium 400MHz with 256MB ram, 40GB HDD with 5600rpm, which runs XP and eats only 36W.
So calling something that eats 60W green is a joke, especialy when the used CPU isn't any more powerful.

[was_jaclaz]

Well, if 1.5 GHz + 1Gb of memory is the same of 400 Mhz with 256 Mb, it's all right.

The actual consumption of VIA's microATX, mini-itx and now pico-itx is the lowest you can find.

I run mini-itx systems with 90W power supplies, actual consumption is much less.

But of course also my ZX81 consumed much less.

jaclaz

[MedEvil]

Well, if 1.5 GHz + 1Gb of memory is the same of 400 Mhz with 256 Mb, it's all right.

I see your a follower of the bigger is better fraction.
You can't match the speed of different CPU against each other, cause they make different good use of them.
Those VIA CPUs are worst at that.

[Moon Goon]

I think cheap "white-box" computers are a good idea in theory. In reality I've seen many customers with self-burning/flaming/help-my-computer-is-on-fire power supplies in these types of machines. Maybe Wal-Mart is doing better. *shrugs*

And how much Google do we need? If Google cooperates with countries with abysmal privacy laws then well, expect the Thought Police to take you and your Google-OS PC somewhere bad.