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gOS Cloud Brings A Web-Based Operating System To Your Browser

6:00AM Adam Pash | Last year we showed you a new, lightweight Linux-based operating system called gOS (aka Good OS) with an emphasis on integrating web-based applications with your desktop. gOS first gained notoriety as the operating system on Walmart’s $US199 PC, and now the good folks at gOS have put together a new, super-lightweight operating system for netbooks called gOS Cloud that runs entirely inside a web browser (which looks like it’s probably a tweaked version of Google Chrome). Details are scant, and there doesn’t seem to be an available download yet, but gOS Cloud looks like it could be the perfect OS for your netbook or aging computer. Until then, the original version of gOS is already available for download and works great. gOS Cloud [via CNET] More »

gOS 3 Beta Bundles Google Gadgets

11:30PM Gina Trapani | The latest version 3 of the gOS Linux distribution is now available, and it includes Google gadgets on the desktop in addition to its already heavy webapp integration. Check out how Adam turned an old PC into a webapp monster with gOS. [via] More »

gOS Space Adds Mac-Like Looks to a Free Linux Desktop

10:34PM Kevin Purdy | You may have last seen gOS, the free, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, touted here as a way to revive an old PC with a webapp focus. Now there’s three flavors of gOS available, including a “Space” release that was designed with a Mac-like slickness to its interface, and a lot of MySpace functionality thrown in, on top of all the other Google, Facebook, and other link-ups. “Space” ups the hardware demands from the standard gOS (to about the modern Ubuntu requirements); if you’re running older stock or just like the original interface, it’s still offered as “gOS Rocket E,” or the GNOME-based “gOS Rocket G” for Ubuntu fans. Live CDs/DVDs are offered for each flavour, so it’s free to take a look. Photo by thinbegin. gOS Downloads [via Office Tweaks] More »