Google recruits you to put in one long time needed feature in GOS...

[SVT Cobra]

what would you include in a new OS?

what wouldn't you include?

 

[EyeMWing]

What would I include: A commandline interface more useful than DOS

What would I not include: Webserver (Why is IIS part of WinXP?)

 

[mattocs]

integrated ftp client other than IE

Use firefox instead of IE

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Common sense executable for the idiots

 

[Rubycon]

So the higher end version will be called GOSH.

Gee.

 

[ElFenix]

the ability to remove completely unnessary components without resorting to third party software

i wouldn't include that xerox folder that you can't get rid of.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: OBW96
integrated ftp client other than IE

Use firefox instead of IE

:thumbsup:

hmm that sounds good...except now that i think about it i would rather just have a lean mean and quick OS and have nothing else except whats needed to run progs...because I am sure a company who just makes ftp clients can focus on it better, and I can use that one...

In other words even free filezilla will still be better than anything MS or other OS companies include in their OS....

 

[Injury]

make adding pluggins and third party add-ons to the OS/IE simple and secure, and integrate without having to bypass Microsoft's own files, codes and system restore.

Normally, a person would have run a seperate program for any plugins and add-ons, but wouldn't it be better... for people running a bunch of them... if there were a simple control panel item that managed them all, let them be turned on and off with just a simple checkbox or removed and uninstalled as simply as the add/remove programs?

 

[mugs]

The ability to easily, effectively, and securely hide folders from prying eyes.

 

[Sqube]

I'd like an OS that allows the installation process to be as customizable as possible; you'd need some sort of modular action going on. I understand that some things are mandatory, but still...

To give a parallel in Windows, it would be something along the lines of "supporting everything that Windows supports now, but being able to run it from a command line." I don't even know if that makes any sense typed out, but it made sense in my head dammit.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: OBW96
integrated ftp client other than IE

Use firefox instead of IE

Windows has another built-in ftp client... if you don't mind running it from the command line

 

[ShadowBlade]

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[ryan256]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What would I not include: Webserver (Why is IIS part of WinXP?)

IIS is only included in XP Pro. Not XP home. Its also not installed by default, you have to go back and install it yourself.

One thing I want is for the web browser NOT to be an integral part of the damn OS.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: ryan256

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What would I not include: Webserver (Why is IIS part of WinXP?)

IIS is only included in XP Pro. Not XP home. Its also not installed by default, you have to go back and install it yourself.

^

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Based on about 85% of the posts so far, it sounds to me like you folks need to try a recent Linux distro like Ubuntu or Meppis. Add Wine and you're rockin and rollin.

Usefull command line interface - yes
Common sense executables - yes (doesn't get easier than apt get)
Full control over plugins - yes
FTP other than IE - yes
Ability to remove unnecessary components - yes (you can make Linux what you want)
Uses Firefox instead of IE - yes
Ablity to easily secure and hide folders - yes (chmod anyone?)
Customizable installers - yes (you can write your own in fact)
command line support for window (GUI) functions - yes
etc, etc...

 

[ryan256]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
Based on about 85% of the posts so far, it sounds to me like you folks need to try a recent Linux distro like Ubuntu or Meppis. Add Wine and you're rockin and rollin.

Usefull command line interface - yes
Common sense executables - yes (doesn't get easier than apt get)
Full control over plugins - yes
FTP other than IE - yes
Ability to remove unnecessary components - yes (you can make Linux what you want)
Uses Firefox instead of IE - yes
Ablity to easily secure and hide folders - yes (chmod anyone?)
Customizable installers - yes (you can write your own in fact)
command line support for window (GUI) functions - yes
etc, etc...

Actually I'd love to get my home file server running on Linux. Probably Redhat or Mandrake. But it would take me a long time to find Linux versions of all the applications I need it to run.

 

[ksherman]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
Based on about 85% of the posts so far, it sounds to me like you folks need to try a recent Linux distro like Ubuntu or Meppis. Add Wine and you're rockin and rollin.

Usefull command line interface - yes
Common sense executables - yes (doesn't get easier than apt get)
Full control over plugins - yes
FTP other than IE - yes
Ability to remove unnecessary components - yes (you can make Linux what you want)
Uses Firefox instead of IE - yes
Ablity to easily secure and hide folders - yes (chmod anyone?)
Customizable installers - yes (you can write your own in fact)
command line support for window (GUI) functions - yes
etc, etc...

Missing the ability to run everything you can now on a Windows Machine... kinda critical for many if not most...

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: ksherman

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
Based on about 85% of the posts so far, it sounds to me like you folks need to try a recent Linux distro like Ubuntu or Meppis. Add Wine and you're rockin and rollin.

Usefull command line interface - yes
Common sense executables - yes (doesn't get easier than apt get)
Full control over plugins - yes
FTP other than IE - yes
Ability to remove unnecessary components - yes (you can make Linux what you want)
Uses Firefox instead of IE - yes
Ablity to easily secure and hide folders - yes (chmod anyone?)
Customizable installers - yes (you can write your own in fact)
command line support for window (GUI) functions - yes
etc, etc...

Missing the ability to run everything you can now on a Windows Machine... kinda critical for many if not most...

:thumbsup:

 

[jfall]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: ksherman

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
Based on about 85% of the posts so far, it sounds to me like you folks need to try a recent Linux distro like Ubuntu or Meppis. Add Wine and you're rockin and rollin.

Usefull command line interface - yes
Common sense executables - yes (doesn't get easier than apt get)
Full control over plugins - yes
FTP other than IE - yes
Ability to remove unnecessary components - yes (you can make Linux what you want)
Uses Firefox instead of IE - yes
Ablity to easily secure and hide folders - yes (chmod anyone?)
Customizable installers - yes (you can write your own in fact)
command line support for window (GUI) functions - yes
etc, etc...

Missing the ability to run everything you can now on a Windows Machine... kinda critical for many if not most...

:thumbsup:

A google os couldn't do that either

 

[maximus maximus]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
what would you include in a new OS?

what wouldn't you include?

An OS which can blwo me when i watch pr0n.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: jfall

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: ksherman

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
Based on about 85% of the posts so far, it sounds to me like you folks need to try a recent Linux distro like Ubuntu or Meppis. Add Wine and you're rockin and rollin.

Usefull command line interface - yes
Common sense executables - yes (doesn't get easier than apt get)
Full control over plugins - yes
FTP other than IE - yes
Ability to remove unnecessary components - yes (you can make Linux what you want)
Uses Firefox instead of IE - yes
Ablity to easily secure and hide folders - yes (chmod anyone?)
Customizable installers - yes (you can write your own in fact)
command line support for window (GUI) functions - yes
etc, etc...

Missing the ability to run everything you can now on a Windows Machine... kinda critical for many if not most...

:thumbsup:

A google os couldn't do that either

Unless they made it so it could by entering an agreement with MS.
A Google home OS can't to anything at the moment, because it doesn't exist....


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