There has been much talk about Google making a foray into OS's, but that has not materialized to date, however they have many high quality applications that fit somewhat into the Puppy philosophy of small and simple (some do not...ahem..Picasa). My thought is that if we could take a stripped down Puppy and then insert some web 2.0 applications, some Google apps, some not.
Benefits: If you have a web connection, you should get a super sweet puppy for basic needs. With the flexibility of Puppy it would be simple enough to add standalone apps if you wanted such as OO.org or Abiword, Gnumeric, etc.
Detriments: Not very useful if you don't have an internet connection
I sincerely doubt that we could call this Google Puppy for a couple of obvious reasons, so it would need a name that lets users know that it is making use of the web 2.0 applications.
I'm not sure if this would actually make a really small and functional Puppy or not since some of the web applications require Java, but maybe we could use one of the cut-down packages if that is all that is needed. I hope someone more knowledgeable than I could weigh in here on the technical aspects of making this version.
We could also possibly use some suggestions for possible application links to include. I have a few that I like, but I would like to hear what others think as well.
This could be a fun little community project that could generate some positive attention for the Puppy Community and expose new users to the wonderful experience of Puppy.
I'm interested in hearing everyone's thoughts!
Rhino
