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Peppermint OS One Review

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-it-come-in-an-altoid-tin dept.

JimLynch writes "I've covered a lot of remastered versions of Ubuntu since DLR launched. But, every once in a while, I bump into one that is particularly interesting to review. Peppermint OS One is definitely in that category. Peppermint OS One is a web-centric Ubuntu remaster that passes up common desktop applications like OpenOffice.org in favor of web-based alternatives such as Google Docs. And it doesn't stop with office applications either; Peppermint OS One integrates video sites like YouTube and Hulu right into the desktop experience."

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  1. Pepermint OS One == POO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously? Pepermint OS One? POO? I mean, come on...

    1. Re:Pepermint OS One == POO by Aggrajag · · Score: 2, Funny

      POS One?

  2. Re:If you live on the web by lul_wat · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's only a virtual death. Respawn in 3 .. 2 .. 1

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  3. Re:Ok, seriously? by Mindcontrolled · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't get it either. My smartphone has the computing power my desktop had 10 years ago, my current desktop holds my complete music and movie collection on harddisk with ample space to spare. Computational power and storage density is cheap like never before - and still some people want to push a mainframe/terminal - thin client - cloud - webapp - what ever you called it today - concept on us? Why? Gimme thick, fat local apps that log every fart I let go while working on a document in triplicate on my harddisk. My rig can handle it, beat your netbook at chess and convince it to vote for Ron Paul in the background without breaking a sweat. What's the point about all this? Distributed computing makes sense when I want to tackle REALLY hard numerical stuff, but for everyday apps?

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  4. The big question by Tarlus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Peppermint OS One integrates video sites like YouTube and Hulu right into the desktop experience.

    ...but does it play these smoothly in full screen?

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  5. Re:I don't get it by poopdeville · · Score: 2, Funny

    The most memorable part of the review for me was the wall paper.

    Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out.

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  6. How to skin a squirrel? by Smuttley · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTF?

    http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/05/12/peppermint-os-one/6/