Wireless Aside, Cr OS Linux Delivers the Best of Two Worlds | Linux Today

Wireless Aside, Cr OS Linux Delivers the Best of Two Worlds

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 13, 2013

It is easy to be misled about exactly what Cr OS is. This open source OS project first debuted in 2009 as Chrome OS Linux. Last September its developers changed the name to Cr OS Linux. Even with a recent name change for this distro, it can be mistaken for other Linux OS projects that resemble Google’s Chrome OS. Think Chromebook here.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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