Goobuntu

Not to be confused with Gobuntu, gOS (operating system), or Google Chrome OS.

Goobuntu is the unofficial name of a Linux distribution, based on the 'long term support'-versions of Ubuntu, that is used internally by Google. It adds a number of packages for in-house use, but does not have any other stark differences. Some have suggested that Google might plan to market the distribution more widely.[1][2][3] While both Google and Mark Shuttleworth, creator of Ubuntu, have confirmed that Goobuntu exists and is used internally,[4] both have strongly denied suggestions that Google has any plans to market the operating system.[5] Almost half of the 20,000 employees of Google use Goobuntu.[6]

Mark Shuttleworth has confirmed that Google contributes patches to Ubuntu.[7] Google has supported Ubuntu on several occasions, including hosting the Ubuntu Developer Summit. Nevertheless, Shuttleworth and Google representatives have denied any plans to release Goobuntu outside the company.

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References

  1. ^ The Register reports: Google at work on Linux
  2. ^ Slashdot reports: "GoogleOS Scenarios"
  3. ^ Slashdot reports: "Google Working on Desktop Linux"
  4. ^ Shuttleworth's Blog post: Absolutely no truth to the rumour
  5. ^ Bylund, Anders (31 January 2006). "Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu". Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2006/01/6087.ars. 
  6. ^ Vance, Ashlee (January 2009). "A Software Populist Who Doesn’t Do Windows". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html?_r=2&th&emc=th. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
  7. ^ Shuttleworth's Blog post: Absolutely no truth to the rumour

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