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This was a nice project. Used the open source variation of Chrome OS: Chromium OS. They have a nice hardware compatibility list. In my brief experiments with th
by dunnevens 6y ago
This was a nice project. Used the open source variation of Chrome OS: Chromium OS. They have a nice hardware compatibility list. In my brief experiments with them, it worked well. They gave away the OS and charged for support in large deployments. I hope they'll survive this acquisition.
I personally think they will. In a time when many schools are short of money, it makes sense to allow deployment of Chrome OS to existing hardware. Allows Google to expand Chrome OS's base while working within budgets that don't allow for mass purchases of new machines.
For those looking to try Chrome OS on their personal equipment, there's not only Neverware, but there's also the Brunch Project. The Brunch Project uses the official Chrome OS images and provides a way to install them. Neverware sometimes lacked certain features because of their use of Chromium OS, but the Brunch Project avoids that problem by using the official images.
https://sites.google.com/view/brunch-project/downloads https://sites.google.com/view/brunch-project/downloads
- rahimnathwani 6y ago"The Brunch framework purpose is to create a generic x86_64 ChromeOS image from an official recovery image. To do so, it uses a 1GB ROOTC partition (containing a custom kernel, an initramfs, the swtpm binaries, userspace patches and config files) and a specific EFI partition to boot from it."
- bigiain 6y ago> They gave away the OS and charged for support in large deployments. I hope they'll survive this acquisition. I’m now imagining the announcement to existing support contract users. “Your account has been migrated to Google’s legendary customer support platform. To receive support, ensure you’re logged in using your paid support email address. Google search will then unlock enhanced Chrome OS problem search mode, allowing you to find other user’s workarounds to your problems! In the event this does not solve your issue, please scream into the void as usual. Our support staff will get back to you never.“
- franga2000 6y agoI don't suppose you know of any that don't use Chrome? The main reason I wanted to use this is because it used ChromiumOS without all the Google proprietary crap. Now it looks like I'm back to rolling a custom Linux distro...
- dunnevens 6y agoThere's an interesting Ubuntu spin off called Ubuntu Web Remix. That boots to a simplified desktop that revolves around the browser and PWAs. Their browser of choice is Firefox. This Ubuntu variant is designed to be a Chrome OS replacement. I haven't tried it, but it looks quite interesting. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-web-remix/19394 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-web-remix/19394 I wouldn't be surprised to see someone attempt a Chrome OS clone at a startup or corporate level. Seems like all the building blocks are there. Someone just needs to assemble it. Simple desktop that revolves around Firefox. With an immutable base system and seamless, invisible-to-the-end-user containers.