Sean O'Connor wrote:
They are working on a linux distro and you can download the development
version now at http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os. Be aware however
that it is extremely locked down, everything happens in the browser.
Any changes on the local system are actually removed on restart.
I think a lot depends on what you are trying to do, and even more, on
HOW MANY PEOPLE are trying to do it. For a group of people--some kind of
company or something--this CLOUD may well be a good thing. Outside of
e-mail and browsing, **MY** main occupation on the computer right now is
writing (short stories, novels, etc.). This is a very solitary
occupation, and one that this author wants done MY WAY (thank you, Frank
Sinatra). If I use a particular version of OpenOffice because the newer
version has a (to me) SHOWSTOPPER bug, I certainly don't want Google or
anyone else telling me the next time I start the machine that they have
generously upgraded me to the new, bugy, unusable version (NO
autoupdates on this one!).
Bottom line - I would never use this "chromium-OS", it simply wouldn't
work for me. YMMV.
Jim Hartley
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Teen Angel - a ghost story - http://teenangel.netfirms.com
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