ChromeBook Growing up

[Andrew McRobb]

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 <michael at butash.net> 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 <cryptworks at gmail.com>
> 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
>>
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