Try Out Chrome OS In a Virtual Machine

itwbennett writes "Some very generous Alpha OS geeks have snagged the Chrome OS source code and compiled a version to share with the rest of us, writes blogger Peter Smith. 'The build comes in the form of a virtual machine, which means you'll need VMWare or VirtualBox running, and of course the image of Chrome OS itself. The folks at gdgt are distributing the latter, and they've set up a page with all the links you'll need. You'll need to create a gdgt account if you don't have one yet. The Chrome OS image is only a bit over 300 megs, so it's a fast download. If you need a little more handholding, TechCrunch has a step-by-step guide to getting Chrome OS installed and running using VirtualBox, and a Chrome OS torrent they link to.'"

Comments

Torrent?

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't believe Slashdot is openly advertising a pirated OS with links to torrents.

Re:Torrent?

[Anonymous Coward]

Link?

http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5170843/chromeos-image-999.999.32309.211410-a1.vmdk.bz2.5170843.TPB.torrent

Re:Torrent?

[Espectr0]

Depends on who you ask. If you ask me, torrents not only clogs my connection regardless of upload/download speed so no one can browse the net, but are actually slower than most http/ftp downloads that support a few simultaneous connections.

That's why rapidshare et all are so popular. Besides, most people don't know what torrents are. You can't have them front and center to general users.

Re:Torrent?

[Anonymous Coward]

Only pirates use torrents. What are you, a commie?

i just got off the toilet

[Anonymous Coward]

i shit out an obama.

plop!

Re:No thanks

[Anonymous Coward]

>>Everything else they've done since search has been a waste of time.
Gmail? - waste of time. checked.
Picasa - waste of time. checked.
google docs/calendar - waste of time. checked.
Android - waste of time. checked.
Me finding old historical books for free on Google books - waste of time. Checked.

You are right!! Everything, I mean, every fucking thing they did was waste of time.

Now go back and start sucking steve job's dick. he is missing you.

Re:Shameless Plug

[Anonymous Coward]

lol I changed it.

Also, NIGGER.

Re:Nothing to see here...

[Penguinoflight]

The power required to go through boot-time checks and massive hard drive use is almost always greater than power used in standby over a typical computer-off period. Stop pretending to be an eco-terrorist and admit that you're just shutting your computer off because you're afraid of teh viruses.