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Is there an official build planned though? Or is Google only planning on supporting "official" hardware?
by javanix 15y ago
Is there an official build planned though? Or is Google only planning on supporting "official" hardware?
- aj700 15y agoChromeOS (not "buildable", pre-shipped) I assume, ONLY on Chromebook and official google devices ChromiumOS, (build or download built) on anything it runs on You can't build the browser Chrome yourself, because that is Google's trademark. But you can build Chromium. There is little difference between ChromeOS and ChromiumOS, so it doesn't matter. What's wrong with something built outside google? Chromium will have all the beta features first, so it'll be better.
- javanix 15y agoI'm not making any value judgements here - I am just wondering whether or not there will be any official way to download an ISO (in the manner of Ubuntu, for insance) of Chrome/Chromium OS and run it on arbitrary hardware. I guess the question really comes down to whether or not Google is planning significant work on the hardware hooks into the OS - will it be possible for manufacturers to write ChromeOS drivers for their devices, or will Google develop that on their own?