Great, I know there are web services that provide a sort of "IDE" experience for us devs when it comes to programming, but I don't trust those services 100%... So I really love the direction they are going. I know Dell kicked out some Linux based Laptops with small memory, but they are a joke from my experience. Like, they belong to a 10 year old. So getting a sort of meaty piece of machine with some real functionality sounds perfect. Andrew McRobb Full-time Software Developer Part-time Freelancer mcrobb.info On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > That is actually really cool to see/hear. I've liked their hardware, but > a "web-based os" is pretty absurd to me as trying to do the job of an > engineer on an tablet or phone. I could, but geez, why? Growing up with > PC/Laptops, Chromebooks always struck me the drivel, but I've tried > everything for years to run android apps under linux as the final killer > app, and simply nothing works. I could tolerate the stupid webapp thing in > the background if I can apt install nmap, wireshark, libreoffice, and other > tools I use under linux on a chromebook, I think... > > -mb > > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 11:02 AM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> So it appears that google is building up their ChromeOS again and adding >> apt-get/apt so you can install full fledged Linux applications. >> >> This kind of makes a Chromebook a hugely useful device for me. >> >> https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-chrome-os-and-chromebooks- >> get-new-app-muscle-with-built-in-linux/ >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >