云起风扬: January, 2008

<< First < Previous Next > Last >>

January 22

gOS Rocket - Trend of the future gOS Rocket——未来操作系统的趋势

gOS Rocket is a brand new Linux Distribution based on the popular Ubuntu 7.10. Apart from the fact that it use Enlightenment 17, instead of Gnome or KDE in Ubuntu, as its default window manager, the most exciting feature of it lies in the integration of Google Web Applications. The following review is based on Virtual Box 1.5.4.

gOS Rocket 是一个基于目前大受欢迎的Ubuntu 7.10的全新Linux发行版本。除了使用Enlightenment 17作为默认的窗口管理器之外（而不是Ubuntu中默认的Gnome或者KDE），其最激动人心的特点在于对Google网络服务的大力整合。以下的评测基于虚拟机软件Virtual Box 1.5.4。

We can see that the interface is very neat, with date and time shown in the bottom-right corner, which is exactly like Ubuntu 7.10. Also we can notice the default Enlightenment window manager.

登录界面十分简洁，日期时间在右下角的显示与Ubuntu 7.10 如出一辙。注意观察可以发现默认的Enlightenment窗口管理器。

Startup desktop 起始桌面

We have to admit that the dock at the bottom is very similar to the one in Mac OSX. From left to right, the icons represent: Firefox, Gmail, Gtalk, Google Calendar, Google Doc, Google Reader, Google Map, Google News, Google Finance, Google Product Search, gBooth(Bad Link, function unknown), Youtube, Blogger, Facebook, Wikipedia, Meebo(Multi protocol online IM service, details shown later), Skype, Xine Movie Player, Rythmbox (Music player), Box.net (online storage service) and FAQly (official gOS technical support community). We can see that more than half of them are services provided by Google.

The Google bar in the middle is actually a short cut to Google web search.

必须承认桌面下方的启动栏和Mac OSX做的很类似。这些图标其实是（从左到右），火狐, Gmail（电邮）, Gtalk（聊天）, Google 日历, Google 文件, Google 阅读器, Google 地图, Google 新闻, Google 财经, Google 产品搜索, gBooth(无效链接，功能不明), Youtube（视频）, Blogger（博客）, Facebook（校友录）, Wikipedia（维基）, Meebo(多功能在线聊天工具), Skype（聊天）, Xine 电影播放器, Rythmbox (音乐播放器), Box.net (在线存储) and FAQly (官方技术支持社区)。可以发现半数以上的服务是由Google提供。

中间的Google栏指向Google搜索。

Meebo（多功能在线聊天）

Box.net（在线存储）

Internet Application List 网络相关应用程序列表

Like Ubuntu, gOS also use Synaptic Package Manager. My gOS is like My Computer in Windows. The directory structure is also very similar to Ubuntu 7.10, except the gos folder, as shown below:

类似于Ubuntu，gOS也采用了Synaptic来管理安装包。My gOS则类似于Windows里面的我的电脑。文件构成和Ubuntu 7.10十分类似，只是多了一个叫gos的文件夹，如下

The gos folder 文件夹gos

User friendly setting interface 非常直观的设置界面

Wallpaper, Theme & Shelf settings 墙纸，主题和架子的设置

Brief summary 简短总评

Pros: Slim and fast, user-friendly, Online apps

优点：简洁高效，直观友好，在线服务

Cons: Bugs, Not for geek, Not enough offline support (will be improved by Google gear)

缺点：程序错误，不够专业，离线支持较平庸（Google gear将会带来改进）

Although gOS is not officially released by Google, it still can show Google's ambition and capability to enter the Desktop OS market. As the fast development of the Internet, people will more and more rely on online service for both personal and business needs. There are plenty of reasons for us to believe, the integration of online and offline applications will be the future trend for operating systems.

虽然gOS并不是Google官方推出的操作系统，它仍能显示出Google进军桌面操作系统市场的能力和决心。随着互联网的飞速发展，不管是个人还是商业都必将越来越依赖于在线服务。我们有足够的理由相信，在线和离线服务的整合必将是未来操作系统的趋势。