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Date: Wed,  8 Jul 2009 12:22:50 +0200
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From: Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Google finally announces their lightweight OS
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Richard Miller<9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:
>> "The software architecture is simple - Google Chrome running within a
>> new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel."
>
> It says "linux kernel" with no mention of multi-gigabyes of linux
> libraries and commands. =C2=A0The optimistic interpretation is that they'=
ve
> rediscovered Ron's idea of borrowing a linux kernel as a minimal (sic)
> device driver layer to put a sensible OS on top of, and throwing
> everything else away.


You can be sure we wont be so lucky. A huge amount of gnu/gnome guck is ass=
ured.

uriel