Cloud (operating system)

Cloud 1.0

Company / developer	Good OS LLC
OS family	Linux
Working state	Discontinued
Latest unstable release	Cloud 1.0 / ---
Supported platforms	x86
Kernel type	Monolithic
License	Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 3.1 Unported
Official website	www.thinkgos.com/cloud/

Cloud is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation. The company initially launched a Linux distribution called gOS which is heavily based on Ubuntu, now in its third incarnation.

Overview

Cloud is a simplified operating system that runs just a web browser, providing access to a variety of web-based applications that allow the user to perform many simple tasks without booting a full-scale operating system. Because of its simplicity, Cloud can boot in just a few seconds.^[1] The operating system is designed for Netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices, and PCs that are mainly used to browse the Internet. From Cloud the user can quickly boot into the main OS, because Cloud continues booting the main OS in the background.

Combining a browser with a basic operating system also allows the use of cloud computing, in which applications and data "live and run" on the Internet instead of the hard drive.

Cloud can be installed and used together with other operating systems, or act as a standalone operating system. When used as a standalone operating system, hardware requirements are relatively low.

In 2009, Cloud was only officially available built into the GIGABYTE M912 Touch Screen Netbook.

Early reviews compared the operating system's user interface to Mac OS X and noted the similarity of its browser to Google Chrome, although it is actually based on a modified Mozilla Firefox browser.^[1]

See also

• Easy Peasy
• Google Chrome OS
• Joli OS
• EyeOS

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "gOS intros OS cloud for netbooks". The Register. 2008-12-02. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/02/gos_cloud_netbook_os/. 

External links

• Netbooks running new 'Cloud OS' rumored for CES
• Good OS introduce quick boot Cloud OS for netbooks

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