February 02, 2006

Google denies Goobuntu rumors

I said yesterday that there were rumors on Google making a Linux distro. Despite today being earnings release day, presumably a very busy time at the Google press relations office, technology spokeswoman Sonya Borälv said that "[w]e use Ubuntu internally but have no plans to distribute it outside of the company."

The fine folks behind Ubuntu will be happy with this indirect endorsement by one of the biggest names in technology, but there won't be any Goobuntu PCs on the shelves of your local Best Buy for the foreseeable future.

You may want to read more on the issue here.

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