Google to launch PC operating system

[Rjack]

Will it be GPL licensed or the death of the GPL?

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86b864c0-6b87-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Sincerely,
Rjack

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Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed

It is GPL'd.

[Tim Smith]

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Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed

It is GPL'd.

By what psychic power did you ascertain this? All Google says is that it
will be open source.

[Hyman Rosen]

Post by Tim Smith

Post by 7

Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed

It is GPL'd.

By what psychic power did you ascertain this? All Google says is that it
will be open source.

<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html>
The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running
within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.

[Tim Smith]

Post by Hyman Rosen

Post by Tim Smith

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Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed

It is GPL'd.

By what psychic power did you ascertain this? All Google says is that it
will be open source.

<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html>
The software architecture is simple ‹ Google Chrome running
within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.

Which means the kernel will be GPL. They haven't said anything that I've
seen about the rest of the system other than it will be open source.

[Rui Maciel]

Post by Tim Smith
Which means the kernel will be GPL.

The OS kernel is a major component of any operating system. Some people even defend that the kernel is the
OS. So that must count for something.

Post by Tim Smith
They haven't said anything that I've
seen about the rest of the system other than it will be open source.

Well, if they are putting together an operating system and they already stated that the kernel of their
operating system will be GPLed, then what's missing? If they happen to put up a non-GPLed window manager does
that mean that their OS ceasses to be based on GPLed code?


Rui Maciel

[bbgruff]

Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed or the death of the GPL?

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86b864c0-6b87-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

It's a Linux kernel.
After that, they just say open source licence?

[Rjack]

Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed or the death of the GPL?
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86b864c0-6b87-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

"Chrome OS Could Offend the Open Source Community

1. Chrome OS will include proprietary technologies

Linux still lacks a high-quality open source Flash plugin. Practically
the only choice for 100% site compatibility is to use Adobe's
proprietary plugin, so Chrome OS will need to license and include it
out of the box. HTML5 will lessen the need for Flash over time,
especially on video sites (and it's interesting that Chrome OS isn't
due until 2010, when HTML5 might have more of a foothold). However,
the Flash plugin is definitely required at the present time. How can I
keep up with Strong Bad's antics without it?

Then there are multimedia codecs. People are gonna want to play their
tunes and watch their movies. There are open source versions of most
popular codecs but to keep its nose clean and avoid litigation Google
will have to license the patents covering them. This will offend the
open source community, who see the software patenting system as broken
and corrupt.

It's not just a software issue. Linux also has a poor set of fonts. To
avoid users complaining about web pages looking crappy, Chrome OS will
need to include the standard Microsoft Web fonts (Arial, Times New
Roman, Courier etc.). It could probably do with including the more
recent Microsoft Vista fonts too. These can be freely licensed
(Microsoft was very careful to make this possible), and Google
certainly has the cash to do so. But such a move will undoubtedly
offend the community because the font packages won't be freely
distributable."

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135381/Chrome_OS_Could_Offend_the_Open_Source_Community?taxonomyId=122

Sincerely,
Rjack

[Tony(UK)]

Post by Rjack

Post by Rjack
Will it be GPL licensed or the death of the GPL?

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86b864c0-6b87-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Post by Rjack
"Chrome OS Could Offend the Open Source Community
1. Chrome OS will include proprietary technologies
Linux still lacks a high-quality open source Flash plugin. Practically
the only choice for 100% site compatibility is to use Adobe's
proprietary plugin, so Chrome OS will need to license and include it
out of the box. HTML5 will lessen the need for Flash over time,
especially on video sites (and it's interesting that Chrome OS isn't
due until 2010, when HTML5 might have more of a foothold). However,
the Flash plugin is definitely required at the present time. How can I
keep up with Strong Bad's antics without it?
Then there are multimedia codecs. People are gonna want to play their
tunes and watch their movies. There are open source versions of most
popular codecs but to keep its nose clean and avoid litigation Google
will have to license the patents covering them. This will offend the
open source community, who see the software patenting system as broken
and corrupt.
It's not just a software issue. Linux also has a poor set of fonts. To
avoid users complaining about web pages looking crappy, Chrome OS will
need to include the standard Microsoft Web fonts (Arial, Times New
Roman, Courier etc.). It could probably do with including the more
recent Microsoft Vista fonts too. These can be freely licensed
(Microsoft was very careful to make this possible), and Google
certainly has the cash to do so. But such a move will undoubtedly
offend the community because the font packages won't be freely
distributable."

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135381/Chrome_OS_Could_Offend_the_Open_Source_Community?taxonomyId=122
1. I think Google may have already made provision for these issues, else
why make an operating system that won't play Google Videos (and You
tube). There are many Linux distros that now have codecs and flash
built in or easily available - Google are said to already be working
with Adobe on this.
3. Easy to solve these problems - register and distribute the new system
from a country other than the USA. Ireland seems a good bet - save a
few shillings in taxes as well....

Linux Mint. Country of Origin - Ireland
Ubuntu - Country of Origin - Isle of Man

etc. etc.