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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. Less. by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Less is, well, less...

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    "Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
    1. Re:Less. by h4rr4r · · Score: 2, Insightful

      But since chrome lacks good plugins it is totally worthless. I would rather have it be slow and vimperator than fast and have to use the mouse.

    2. Re:Less. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Insightful

      But...Youtube and Hulu on the desktop!

      Not really the answer to my OS prayers...

      If any OS developers out there are listening, I pray for an OS that is fast, lets me run my programs, lets me perform common actions on my files and disks, let's me print, talks to my hardware, and never, ever gets in my way, especially at the behest of the entertainment industry.

      I'd be willing to pre-order if you need any working capital.

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      You are welcome on my lawn.
    3. Re:Less. by Gerzel · · Score: 2, Insightful

      How long has it been since you looked at the plugins available for chrome?

  2. I don't get it by ZERO1ZERO · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I read the article.

    What is this, other than a distro with a pre populated bookmark list, cunningly hidden under 'Apps' instead of 'Bookmarks'?

    What about accounts for each of these [cloud|web2.0|webapp] services? How is that managed? What if someone else uses your computer? Account creation? Data control? is there a backup service?

    The most memorable part of the review for me was the wall paper. Not because I liked it, but the author of the article did, dedicating at least 2 paragraphs to it...

  3. If you live on the web by Great+Big+Bird · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You will die on the web.

  4. Oh boy, yet another new distro! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seriously, do we need any more? At this rate, there will be a unique distro for every man, woman and child in the world.

    In fact, I think I'm going to write a new app. It will take Ubuntu, select and assemble random packages from it, randomly design a desktop background, toss it all together and give it a random name. Then I can make a bunch of new distros too!

  5. Re:Ok, seriously? by h4rr4r · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You can even overclock a moto droid that high, not knocking the incredible but just another fun thing to tell the blackberry/iphone fans.

  6. Re:My review... by dudpixel · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If my memory serves me correctly - DOS was pretty fast too.

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    This seemed like a reasonable sig at the time.