Goobuntu
Jan 31

Goobuntu

Google at work on desktop Linux: Is it just me, or is this mega wicked huge news? Google + Desktop OS = ??

Google has confirmed it is working on a desktop linux project called Goobuntu, but declined to supply further details, including what the project is for.

by Deane   January 31, 2006 8:18 AM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter   |  Tags:  Goobuntu, Google, Ubuntu

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by manu,   January 31, 2006 3:55 PM  

Today, Goobuntu is only a nickname for a Google inhouse customization of Ubuntu, and not something to be released anytime soon, it seems :

"Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu" http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060131-6087.html

by Sauron,   January 31, 2006 4:03 PM  

I'd heard about the in-house distro before, and the fact that they never planned to release it. But, truth be told, this article had me going until this line: "The origin of the word 'Goobuntu' is not clear, though it does not appear in online Zulu dictionaries."

That's when I decided the credibility of the entire article was shot.

by Evan,   March 9, 2006 3:42 PM  

Sauron,

Um... that's British "humour."

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