This is especially true in Linux with projects like the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Google Chrome OS, and Moblin all coming to the forefront in recent years. People have been trying to create an effective web centric operating system for years now. We’re proud to be here working on Peppermint and when you see it I think you’ll understand our enthusiasm. Peppermint OS: Something a Little Different And, because the Ice SSB’s are so sleek, they are perfect for running apps that display better using the most screen area as possible. since an SSB is isolated and dedicated to only operating the web application of your choice, if it crashes or hangs, it does not effect the rest In a tabbed browsing system, with several open for example, if one service or site in any given tab crashes you run the risk of losing data by crashing the other tabs and potentially the browser itself. The difference in using an SSB as opposed to using a tabbed browser is that only one function is assigned to the Ice SSB.
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So, essentially, the Ice SSB acts as software that is installed locally but is actually delivered via the Web. When you launch a web based application using Ice it will call up a custom SSB using the default Chromium Browser. Ice is, by definition, a Site Specific Browser that Peppermint creator Kendall Weaver wrote himself as a means to launch Web Applications and/or Cloud Applications from the new Peppermint Ice OS. If you haven’t,then let us take a second and explain what Ice is. If you are currently using Peppermint One then you have already been exposed and are using Prism. These defaults can easily be removed and added again later as the user sees fit.Ĭhromium Web Browser, Drop-Box, Xnoise, Ice, X-Chat, Transmission Note: The default Cloud Applications are simply included in Peppermint Ice as an example of the flexibility of the Peppermint Ice SSB as opposed to locally installed applications. There is an article on removal in the FAQ as well as adding them in the Quickstart GuideĮditor by Pixlr, Facebook, Hulu, Last.FM, Pandora, Seesmic Web, The Cloud Player, YouTube, eBuddy, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Mail, Google Reader Default Installed Applications:įirefox Web Browser, Drop-Box, Exaile, Prism, X-Chat, Transmission Peppermint Ice Default Cloud Applications: These defaults can easily be removed and added again later as the user sees fit. Note: The default Cloud Applications are simply included in Peppermint One as an example of the flexibility of Mozilla’s Prism technology as opposed to locally installed applications. Peppermint One Default Cloud Applications:
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