Chromium OS source released [LWN.net]

Chromium OS source released

Posted Nov 19, 2009 21:11 UTC (Thu) by massysett (guest, #52736)
In reply to: Chromium OS source released by elanthis
Parent article: Chromium OS source released

"More nonsense with idealists out of touch with reality that think that there's any user on this planet that only uses the Web and nothing else."

You seem to be assuming that people have only one computer, or that people are interested in using the desktop apps on every computer they have, or that the market is frozen in its current state and that people will always be wedded to their desktop apps just because they are now.

I can picture many a user buying one of these machines as an extra, assuming the price is right.

Also, as the web apps mature I don't doubt people will use them more. It is amazing how far they have come in terms of usability.

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Chromium OS source released

Posted Nov 19, 2009 23:36 UTC (Thu) by fb (guest, #53265) [Link] (1 responses)

> I can picture many a user buying one of these machines as an extra, assuming the price is right.

I can see myself buying one.

At home I have a desktop, laptop (15"), and an Android phone. However uncomfortable it is to read RSS feeds, and email in a 3.2" screen, more often than I would ever have expected I find myself doing these things on the phone.

The reason is simple: the phone is always on, while the other two are things I need to "decide" to turn on.

I am also uninclined to leave my laptop on. The vent kicks in, and Gnome always wakes the disk. Suspending the system is not as reliable I'd wish it to be.

No case for Chromium OS

Posted Nov 21, 2009 16:32 UTC (Sat) by man_ls (guest, #15091) [Link]

The cynical in me says you need a new netbook with XFCE. My Eee 1000H fits your use case beautifully; I have fine-grained control of the fan and with

echo 80 > /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1

it is barely audible. And you can hook it up to a big-ass monitor. Just be sure to stay clear of that horrible Poulsbo mess and similar binary-only fiascos.