More Hints and Speculation on "Goobuntu" Feb 1, 2006, 03 :15 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (7457 reads)
TechWeb: Google Confirms Using Ubuntu Linux, Won't Say Why
"A Google spokeswoman confirmed that the company uses Ubuntu technology, but declined to say what for.
"'We utilize the Ubuntu technology for internal use, but have no plans to distribute it outside of the company,' the spokeswoman said. She also denied the company was using the name 'Goobunto' internally for the software, saying,
'It's just an internal system...'"
"All the frantic baying and howling over the Google Desktop OS would go away if the company would do one thing: port its applications to Linux. Goobuntu would become a reality, only it would be released from the Ubuntu side of the process instead of Google's. Applications from Google would be included as part of the base release..."
