Google Desktop Now on Linux

mytrip writes "Google was set to launch late on Wednesday a beta version of Google Desktop search for Linux in a sign of encouragement by the search giant for Linux on the desktop. Google Desktop allows people to search the Web while also searching the full text of all the information on their computer, including Gmail and their Web search history. Because the index is stored locally on the computer, users can access Gmail and Web history while offline."

Comments

I think I'll wait

[niceone]

I think I'll wait until it's out of beta, won't be long, right?

Re:QT, GTK or Mono?

[ceeam]

"Requires glibc 2.3.2+, gtk+ 2.2.0+" - well, what do you think?

Re:Here's the link.

[suv4x4]

And notice the subtle and elegant interface the search is implemented with. That aged, oversized and messy look, a look that says "Linux desktop".

Disclaimer: yea, I totally mean what I said.

Re:Linux

[dominious]

No, this must be a post from the future. Which means in 2050 there will still be issues for wireless cards on linux:/

Re:Privacy

[Zaiff Urgulbunger]

A bit of both; part security by design, and part security by obscurity^H^H^H^H^H^H^H a layered defense model! :D

Re:Privacy

[MrMarket]

There's even more FUD fodder from the google blog:"Developed primarily out of our Beijing office..."

ps- let me get the next response out of the way: In Communist China your desktop searches you.

What make Linux secure is...

[Comboman]

Yeah but even then, that's when the beauty of Linux kicks in. If someone discovers, for example, a buffer overflow in the app, they're still facing an unknown kernel version, distro filesystem, and GCC version

So you're saying Linux is secure because it's hard to develop for?

I usually do know...

[Hymer]

...where I save my pr0n...