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I would disagree with FirefoxOS, as you can root the device it runs on without doing hardware modifications, unlike ChromeOS. That being said, consumer devices
by anonbanker 12y ago
I would disagree with FirefoxOS, as you can root the device it runs on without doing hardware modifications, unlike ChromeOS.
That being said, consumer devices need to be able to pass a sort of "slave test"; if your device can't hook up to a printer/scanner, or other peripherals, it is a device meant to enslave you in a digital jail.
Mozilla seems to be the best citizen thus far when it comes to user rights, and I wouldn't expect that stance to change much due to a different formfactor. this is still very much the same project JWZ founded.
- icebraining 12y agoIt should be noted that Chrome (and hence ChromeOS) has USB, Bluetooth and even serial port APIs¹ for its apps. Though you do have to include the specific device codes in the app manifest, so it's probably not very useful for general purpose devices. ¹ https://developer.chrome.com/apps/app_usb https://developer.chrome.com/apps/app_usb
- anonbanker 12y agoRight, and for that reason, I view ChromeOS as sort of a "House Arrest" sort of situation; still a jail (hardware bypass required to write to the drive? Wtf.), but more lenient. A kinder, gentler slavery, as George HW Bush might have said.