"In the past, we have explored the reality that, in many forms, the much anticipated "Google OS" has long since already arrived. But recently, there have been strong indicators that Google may be positioning for something more. And today, we will explore what this might look like if it were to actually happen."
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Anybody up to writing good directory software?
Tue, 2007-02-20 11:17 — David JonathanSince the very beginning, directories (of any kind) have had a very central role in the internet. (I have recently grown fond of Free Web Directory. Even Slashdot can be considered a directory: a collection of great news and invaluable user-generated comments. As far as software is concerned, doing a quick search on Google about software directories will return the free (as in freedom) software directories like Savannah, SourceForge, Freshmeat and so on, followed by shareware and freeware sites such as FileBuzz, PCWin Download Center and All Freeware (great if you're looking for shareware and freeware, but definitely less comprehensive than their free-as-in-freedom counterparts).
Is better education the key to finding better software?
Sat, 2007-03-03 03:25 — Edward RusselI read David Jonathon's article Anybody Up To Writing Good Directory Software? the other day, which got me thinking about software directories in general. As David mentioned, many of the software directories one finds when doing a quick google search are free as in beer, not as in freedom. But what interests me is the software directories that already exist, providing a combination of both free as in beer software, and open source software. Sites such as Freeware Downloads and Shareware Download don't advertise themselves as providing free as in liberty software, but each of them have a good selection of open source software available... if you know where to look.
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cleb
4 years 47 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago
what you suggest is a real possibility
what you suggest is a real possibility for google and would be positive for open source and the linux communities in my view
ubuntu feisty can also be installed on PS3 too, great os and great games console.
60 million ps3 running ubuntu, imagine that...
raseel
4 years 46 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago
I, for one, am waiting for a Google
I, for one, am waiting for a Google OS. Provided, of course, that they GPL the code, even if it is a web-based OS
silverlokk
4 years 46 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago
If they're using the OS internally,
If they're using the OS internally, they don't have any obligation to release the source.