I think it used to be called “cloudready” until Google bought it and made it official. It seems like it’s aimed more at businesses and schools that want a fleet of Chromebooks, but it seems alright for the casual tinkerer too.
I think it used to be called “cloudready” until Google bought it and made it official. It seems like it’s aimed more at businesses and schools that want a fleet of Chromebooks, but it seems alright for the casual tinkerer too.
ChromeOS Flex is an interesting one; it’s definitely not as flexible as a proper Linux distro but if you need something simple and hard-to-break to run on an old machine (for instance for an elderly relative who’s still using Windows XP) then it could be worth a shot. That said, I’m now investigating whether Linux Mint is a better choice for my own elderly relatives!
Not an actual answer, but I think a Chromebook reaching EoL doesn’t mean it stops getting all updates. I think it’s something along the lines of it stops getting firmware updates but it still gets browser updates, though worth checking exactly what’s happening on your specific device. If you’re feeling crazy you can even try installing ChromeOS Flex on it and it should miraculously be “supported” again.
Aside from all the usual points that everyone else has already made: automation. Scripting stuff on Linux is relatively simple, trying to fuck about with powershell or work around a tool that’s GUI-only is infuriating.
You could try asking in [email protected], there’s usually some good PostmarketOS knowledge over there
No idea, I’d never even heard of one until your comment! Is it worth setting up? What else does it do?
“Just”, lol. I’m sure yours is a much more comprehensive and powerful solution, but it definitely looks more complex than just installing a plugin on your IDE!
Exactly, I choose the one that’s always there on every machine I access!
Why would school or work require you to specifically use Google meet on the phone app? Surely you’d use a school computer or your work-provided laptop, never needing to have play services on your personal device.
Surely you wouldn’t have to use it on your phone then, just on a desktop browser?
Low-tech solution: keep your bank card in your phone case
I don’t imagine that many privacy-conscious people are using Google Meet!
Huh, didn’t realise they were still bothering to sell it
Ugh, Teams. I can’t believe Skype and MSN died for this!
Is Skype still a thing? I thought it died soon after MS bought it!
Red Hat also called the FOSS community a bunch of “freeloaders”
Is this an actual quote? Ballsy statement given that half of those freeloaders are on their payroll!
Different industries have different priorities, if the big boss says concentrating on features or releasing sooner is the priority then such is life
It seems that obscure bugs are a much bigger deal when the customer is a billion-dollar bank compared to a single player, not that surprising really!
I asked a similar question last month, there were some really detailed replies in there which you might find helpful