Google at Robert Pogson

Google has announced development of a new OS to permit netbooks to use networked apps. They use GNU/Linux for almost everything. No word yet whether GNU/Linux will be at the heart of the new OS.

see what the BBC reports

I see nothing on Google.com yet but the BBC has some rep as a reliable news source.

Android is a contender for the netbooks and phones. This could be a variation for desktops. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: According to PC World, GNU/Linux will be the core of this OS. Good. That will give them a foot up in development. Google will diversify and give name recognition to GNU/Linux.

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.