Comments on: Jolicloud netbook OS reaches public beta

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Links 11/12/2009: French Military on Thunderbird | Boycott Novell — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:13:02 +0000

[...] Jolicloud netbook OS reaches public beta [...]

By: Name

Name — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:39:46 +0000

I've been one of the alpha testersand gotta say:
It's nothing else than a UBUNTU Netbook Remix with some features added. He didn't even make the effort to change the UI on the original Ubuntu install windows. This is a fake and kudos go to the UNR project not him!

By: Name

Name — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:39:46 +0000

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:13:55 +0000

The name “Linux” refers to just the kernel so referring the the system as a whole this way is misleading. The principle developers who enabled projects like Jolicloud were the contributors to the GNU Project. The Jolicloud system is actually the GNU system with the Linux kernel added so it is more accurate (both technically and attributively) to refer to it as the GNU/Linux system.

By: TrackSmart

TrackSmart — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:43:34 +0000

Make sure you download Jolicloud *Express*, not the Beta version (which requires an invitation): http://www.jolicloud.com/download

Here is the list of compatible devices I mentioned earlier:
http://www.jolicloud.com/product/compatibility

By: lccurtis1

lccurtis1 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:02:21 +0000

I downloaded the beta and there requesting a invitation request where do I get this. I was under the impression that the beta didn't require this.

By: Pinguins Móveis » Blog Archive » Para os notebooks do mundo

Pinguins Móveis » Blog Archive » Para os notebooks do mundo — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:46:59 +0000

[...] Jolicloud liberou seu beta público! Com direito a novo site e ao Jolicloud Express, que instala o sistema sem precisar mexer no [...]

By: TrackSmart

TrackSmart — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:21:09 +0000

They've really gone out of there way to support netbook hardware. They've even baked support for the infamous GMA 500 chipset into the operating system.

You can check their website for a list of hardware that have been tested as compatible and you can expect lots of unlisted hardware to work, as well.

I've been following Jolicloud for a while now. It looks like a fast, nice-looking, and well-conceived netbook OS. The only question is whether it will find a marketshare given the arrival of Chromium and Moblin, which are backed by Google and Intel, respectively...

By: lccurtis1

lccurtis1 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:02:20 +0000

How is driver compatibility with Jolicloud? With most linux distro's you have to pull teeth to find the correct drivers for your device.