
Flint OS – Chromium OS Based System for ARM - type0
https://flintos.io/
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RubyPinch
having "[...] open source [...]" in your tag line, for a closed source
project, is a bit disingenuous.

"Project A has beneficial aspect X, we forked project A's work and removed X,
but we just thought we should mention that it used to have aspect X, which is
cool!"

ick.

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ant6n
Reading through the website, I'm having trouble understanding the difference
between Flint OS and Chrome OS.

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fixmycode
I'd say it seems to be a distribution of Chromium OS.

The fact is you can't just download and install Chrome OS into anything you
want, just a Chromebook. This project seems to fix that.

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mtzaldo
You can try
[https://www.neverware.com/freedownload/](https://www.neverware.com/freedownload/).
It is chromium for x86...

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ddeck
I'm not sure who Neverware are, but
[https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/](https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/) has daily x86
builds for the open source Chromium* project

* [https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os](https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os)

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aq3cn
> Runs on powerful x86 full-fledged laptops, on single-board-computers like
> the Raspberry Pi and of course anything in between

> Love Android apps? Great! We are building support into Flint OS.

> Flint OS now works perfectly on most x86 and ARM based hardware platforms.
> We are particularly interested in making Flint OS run on single-board-
> computer (SBC) solutions based on ARM architecture, such as the Raspberry
> Pi, SBCs with RK3288 and RK3399 chips. With this, we breathe new life into
> the arena for the touch-enabled interactive terminals. Our clients include
> dual-screen smart POS machines, interactive classroom whiteboards, connected
> shopping mall wayfinders, smart vending machines and automated digital
> signages just to name a few. We provide the best user experience with
> minimal maintenance and development cost.

> Flint OS loves the Raspberry Pi and STEM education. We have created a
> comprehensive set of JavaScript APIs to interface with the Raspberry Pi
> hardware and peripherals, providing young users to understand programming
> and electronics by the most intuitive JavaScript language.

Sounds good. I will try it when it will have support for Android apps in
future. I highly doubt that Google will bring Android or ChromeOS for
Raspberry Pi.

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leke
So it doesn't run on 64bit processors?

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jokr004
You can run 32bit code on x86-64 processors, although that's not an ideal
solution but you could definitely run it.

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frik
Is it open source? Or closed source like RemixOS/etc (the other ChromiumOS
builds)

Actually it would be great, if a community project provides binary builds (and
source in case of modifications) of Chromium (browser) and ChromiumOS.
Building the source takes 16+GB ram and several CPU hours. Sadly, Google
doesn't provide the builds (binaries).

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taohansen
Can someone point out the differences between this and CloudReady? First flush
this looks like duplication of effort or making a competitor because.

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eat_veggies
I don't think cloud ready has arm support but I'm not sure why they made a
whole new thing instead of just contributing to cloud ready.

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jefurii
Is it related to GalliumOS? I run that on a Chromebook and works great.

That said, the top nav element on the site takes up half the screen on my
phone and won't go away. Super annoying.

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navs
Out of curiosity, what are the hardware specs of your Chromebook? I'm running
GalliumOS on a Lenovo Chromebook 11e and I'm having a bad time. Admittedly,
this machine is low spec.

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reynhout
Which 11e? GLIMMER or ULTIMA?

What issues are you having?

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aruggirello
Looks much like RemixOS. Would it work in a VM?

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kstenerud
Accelerated scrolling so that you can't accurately scroll anymore.

Locking part of the screen after scrolling partway so that only a tiny portion
of it scrolls with scrunched up text.

It's everything wrong with modern website design.

PLEASE stop doing this!

U/X is about ease of access to information; not flashy tricks.

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squarefoot
+1, that page is plainly unusable; I hope their OS doesn't follow the same
philosophy.

