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Review: gOS Space

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Author: Jacob W. B - inatux.com

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Review: gOS Space

Overview:

For this review we are using gOS Space. And the first thing we noticed was the very easy and user-friendly interface. But let's rewind to the installation. First the only Desktop Environment that is offered is Gnome, which we here at InaTux do not prefer (especially since the release of KDE 4.1) but we can (like many Linux users) bare to use anything Desktop Environment (among other things.)

Quick Introduction: gOS or "good OS" is a Linux operating system created by 'Good OS LLC', a Los Angeles-based corporation. That launched onto the scene late last year, gOS (which stands for good OS) made quite a splash for getting Linux into the U.S. retail giant WalMart. Through a partnership with PC manufacturer Everex, gOS brought Linux to your parents' generation via WalMart. gOS has one simple goal: make a lightweight, web-heavy operating system that anyone can use. Even your Mom. With a GUI largely imitative of Mac OS X Leopard.

So, the installation went like many Linux distributions. It asked for...

Language (selected "English")
Second prompt for language (selected "English")
Location (selected the closest place "Los Angeles")
Keyboard layout (selected USA+USA)
Partitioning (selected to use "Entire Disk")
Username/Computer network name (Filled in Jacob)
Installation Confirmation (hit "Install")

gOS is targeted at those 100,000,000+ MySpace users. Which is a very smart marketing strategy, but while it has OpenOffice, GIMP, etc., pre-installed, it really isn't advertised as not only being able to do the common MySpace, YouTube, Google, Image hosting and editing, more seamlessly and more organized, while still being capable of common home PC and office usage (as with any Linux distribution.)

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