Goobuntu

Goobuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that Google uses internally. Its existence has been confirmed by Google and Mark Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth said that many of Google's bugfixes and changes are being shared with Ubuntu and integrated into the core distribution. Shuttleworth also reminded readers that while some Google employees use this modified version of Ubuntu, others use modified versions of other Linux distributions.

A picture of Goobuntu courtesy of Google

Although Shuttleworth and Google representatives have denied any plans to release Goobuntu outside the company, it has nonetheless inspired ongoing speculation about Google entering the operating system business.

External links

• "Google at work on desktop Linux" at The Register
• "Google Working on Desktop Linux" at Slashdot
• "Absolutely no truth to the rumour…" by Mark Shuttleworth