If you have not already heard, SCALE, or the Southern California Linux Expo, is now underway. So far, the most interesting news comes from ZaReason, a manufacturer of many Linux-based computers and a reseller of Everex’s gPC and CloudBook, regarding gOS on the CloudBook. According to Click, the CloudBook will now run a version of gOS with GNOME, instead of Enlghtenment, showing that Everex is continuing to improve their software.

When gOS first came out on the gPC, it was criticized heavily. At CES, Everex released gOS 2.0, which I hoped would solve some of the problems people had had with the original gOS. I don’t know for sure if it did, because I never saw another review (the EEE had already taken the attention from the gPC.) Anyway, more improvements always help, but is changing to GNOME an improvement? I think so.

You could argue forever about desktop environment x being better than desktop environment y, but I don’t think anyone would dispute that more people use GNOME than Enlightenment. Because of this, more it is easier to find people who can help you with GNOME and there are more people working to develop GNOME. Perhaps if Everex was a software company the second argument would not be relevant, but Everex is really a hardware company using Linux to enhance their products. It is always good to see more improvements to the inexpensive Linux computers, so good job Everex. (Note: I am assuming this is an Everex modification, not a ZaReason modification, but I suppose it could be something ZaReason is doing.)

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