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Why don't you let people install ChromeOS on existing netbook? It's linux based, it should work on any netbook. Also, most of those machines have the same hardw
by crocowhile 16y ago
Why don't you let people install ChromeOS on existing netbook? It's linux based, it should work on any netbook. Also, most of those machines have the same hardware anyway.
- nswanberg 16y agoTry these instructions: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-guide#TOC-Getting-your-image-running-on-a-com http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-guide#TOC-Gett... Linked from that page is a list of hardware known to be compatible with Chrome OS: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/getting-dev-hardware/dev-hardware-list http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/getting-dev-hardware/dev... Have fun!
- crocowhile 16y agoThank you. That's interesting. However, mine was more a policy question. ChromeOS is not thought to be just another OS you can download and install. It will be mainly bound to new devices. I don't understand why.
- lincolnq 16y agoPresumably it's like OS X -- it's a lot harder to make an OS that runs on any old hardware than it is if you know the hardware ahead of time.
- jlees 16y agoAbsolutely. Also, there are plenty of great open source developers contributing to the Chromium project to help get the OS working on multiple platforms. If you have an Eee or Dell Mini, for example, there are builds for those freely available.