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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

GNOME on your Moblin desktop for Netbook computers

Could GNOME be the future of the desktop? or just another bad idea. I always like this as a concept, but the execution is confusing:

Well, rather than being application-centric like most operating systems, it’s function-centric. So rather than firing up a browser, you have a specific tab on the menu bar to change your Twitter status or access the Internet. The home screen, called the M-Zone, is thee user’s command center for seeing what social network pals are up to and communicating with them.
Source: First look: Intel's Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop for netbooks | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com