Please, FOSS world, we need something like ChromeOS
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Please, FOSS world, we need something like ChromeOS
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#2We just need to stop reinventing the wheel.
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#3Uhh…doesn’t a basic Debian install already do this? If you can’t be bothered to install basic af distro, then what is a ChromeOS clome going to do?
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#4There were a bunch of these during the netbook boom and they were grandparent-proof. Sadly, all of my favorites (Moblin/Meego, Joli OS and xpud) are long dead.
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#5I think that's just EndlessOS: https://www.endlessglobal.com/foundation/access/operating-sy...
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#6Uhh…doesn’t a basic Debian install already do this? If you can’t be bothered to install basic af distro, then what is a ChromeOS clome going to do?
Not even remotely close.
This is why it was such a revolution when Ubuntu came out and quickly dominated the Linux desktop space. When it was new.
It took Debian and made it something approachable. But even then it was a 1/3rd of what is described as needed in the article.
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#7Uhh…doesn’t a basic Debian install already do this? If you can’t be bothered to install basic af distro, then what is a ChromeOS clome going to do?
I think steamos would be a better example, also mentioned in the article. Focus on a single application by default, immutable A/B OS filesystems, but can be opened if desired.
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#8The goal is banishing any and all questions of what to download, what desktop, what apps, packaging formats, software stores, user accounts, backing up, all of it: run the browser locally, sync the data – and only the data – to the cloud.
That is not really popular in the open source world. Who finances the cloud, is it open, who can read or sell your data?
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#9Uhh…doesn’t a basic Debian install already do this? If you can’t be bothered to install basic af distro, then what is a ChromeOS clome going to do?
The author's point is to use an immutable or atomic system. Debian uses a traditional package manager and over time those packages can get in a weird state. Battery runs out during package update? Third party repo disappears? GPG key changes? Distribution eliminates 32-bit library support? Nvidia drivers change? Distribution deprecates Xorg? Your everyday user doesn't know how to deal with that.
An A/B partition scheme is very simple and the system as a whole is integration tested in CI. An OSTree based atomic system is pretty close, although there is some added complexity.
Not to mention Debian out-of-the-box is a pretty miserable experience for everyday users. Their Nvidia drivers won't work, they can't figure out how to install Chrome, videos won't play due to missing codecs, etc.
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#10We just need to stop reinventing the wheel.
The tractor wheel, the race bicycle wheel or the 50000RPM flywheel?