Google's Secret OS, Fuchsia, Extended to Public Open Source

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Google's Secret OS, Fuchsia, Extended to Public Open Source

engine

11:39 am on Dec 9, 2020 (gmt 0)

Google's secret general purpose operating system, Fuchsia, is now being released to public open source model for, as Google says, "contributions from the public." Google has also published a technical roadmap for the OS. [fuchsia.dev...]

Fuchsia is designed to prioritize security, updatability, and performance, and is currently under active development by the Fuchsia team. We have been developing Fuchsia in the open, in our git repository for the last four years. You can browse the repository history at [fuchsia.googlesource.com...] to see how Fuchsia has evolved over time. We are laying this foundation from the kernel up to make it easier to create long-lasting, secure products and experiences.

[opensource.googleblog.com...]

zeus

1:17 pm on Dec 12, 2020 (gmt 0)

Why do I always have this feeling that when Google say something, its like. Hi we are the cool ones, freedom rules, we just want to give, but then in the back its just about profit and collecting. To start a project open source is the best way to first get a bunch of people to use it and get the message out we are one of you.

Jori

11:32 pm on Dec 20, 2020 (gmt 0)

I think I prefer to pay for my OS, like, let's say.. Windows. Not because I love Microsoft more than Alphabet, but because at least, I have the illusion of controling something.

If really I cared about free, and open source and all that stuff, I'll stick to Ubuntu! If Google really wanted to "help", they would give away (for free) in the Ubuntu community.

Bleh.

superclown2

10:01 am on Dec 22, 2020 (gmt 0)

An operating system can provide access to all the data on a computer. Who in their right mind would allow Google a way of getting even more information than they already have? It's bad enough that Windows 10 stores a copy of billions of computers on cloud servers; but just who has (or can crack) access to them?

d3rM31st3r

8:21 pm on Dec 27, 2020 (gmt 0)

Just another Linux distro..

graeme_p

5:36 pm on Dec 30, 2020 (gmt 0)

An operating system can provide access to all the data on a computer. Who in their right mind would allow Google a way of getting even more information than they already have?

Everyone who uses Android.

All the major operating systems snoop. The most popular that does not is Linux (traditional, not Android). What is its market share? The vast majority of people do not know or care about privacy. People pay to get internet connected microphones for their houses!

Just another Linux distro.

Android is, although not really "just another". Fushia is not.

superclown2

11:16 am on Jan 2, 2021 (gmt 0)

All the major operating systems snoop. The most popular that does not is Linux (traditional, not Android). What is its market share? The vast majority of people do not know or care about privacy. People pay to get internet connected microphones for their houses!

Yes I fully agree. It's bad enough that what's on a phone can be snooped on but a desktop computer can hold all sorts of sensitive information. I wonder how many people who store vital data on their computers realise how vulnerable it is, and whether they wonder why arch snoopers Google want to give them a 'free' OS. The public - and regulatory authorities - really need to be educated about what's happening under their noses.