Review: gOS – The Cloud Distro

Over the past years I have helped a number of people switch to Linux. One of these folks is a good friend of mine who has recently taken an interest in my collection of LiveCD’s. I carry a cd carrier in my backpack so I always have my livecd’s with me and my friend wanted [...]

Ubuntu, Linux Mint, & gOS Benchmarks

gOS and Linux Mint are two of the many Linux distributions based upon Ubuntu, but they provide their own spin of things. gOS, for instance, ships with WINE and Google Gears by default and focuses upon providing an easy and rich experienced catered around Web 2.0 services. Linux Mint ships with its own set of [...]

gOS Gadgets aims Ubuntu at cloud computing

The gOS (”good OS”) project has issued an SP1 release of gOS 3.1 Gadgets. This latest gOS release implements numerous package updates, bug fixes, and configuration enhancements, and continues gOS’s strong dependence on Google’s web-based applications.
At its core, gOS 3.1 Gadgets is built from Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). Modifications include a bright green theme, several [...]

GOS 3 is Still the Best Linux OS

A few months back I wrote a review about gOS on one of my blogs which received some raving reviews. I did not just review it, but decided to start using it as my default Linux desktop.
So here is what I think after a month of using it as a default desktop.
I am currently running [...]

Making the Browser the First Stop

Good OS, developer of the gOS Linux operating system, announced its latest endeavor Monday, dubbed “Cloud.” The new operating system, unlike most OSes, actually boots into a browser. From there, the user may surf the Web or go to a traditional Windows or Linux operating system. The new OS integrates a Web browser with its [...]

gOS Linux Works On New Quick-Boot OS

Last year a new Linux distribution came about and immediately began appearing on some budget PCs within retail establishments. Good OS, the company behind the gOS Linux distribution, that launched the conceptual Google OS last year has had a quite successful 2008. gOS 2.0 Rocket launched in January at the Consumer Electronic Show and then [...]

gOS Cloud: browser-based OS for Netbooks

Good OS, the people who brought you the Linux-based gOS found on the $199 Wal-Mart gPC last year, announced a browser-based OS called Cloud at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday. (You know you’ve made it as a form factor when you have your very own world summit. Kudos, Netbook!)
The Cloud OS features [...]

gOS 3.0 Gadgets ScreenShots

I could not believe that gOS 3.0 was a Linux Distro when I saw it on DistroWatch. So I said why not let me give it a try. Let me tell you I am glad I did! This distro is amazingly fast and extremely easy to use. This distro is perfect for the Asus EEEpc, [...]

gOS Gadgets 3.0

gOS gadgets version 3.0 is out and available for download. Based on Ubuntu 8.04.1, gOS Gadgets provides a unique spin off that could be useful especially for netbook and netTops which is what gOS gadgets seems to be geared towards. gOS lets you use the provided gadgets, code your own or install a 3rd [...]

gOS – a good OS for your Mum

What’s free, looks like Mac OS X, just works and is actually Linux? The answer is gOS, which recently launched a new beta that builds on the distro’s initial success and adds new tools like integrated Google Gadgets for Linux.
When it launched onto the scene late last year, gOS (which stands for good OS) made [...]