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This tutorial shows how you can set up a gOS 3.0 Gadgets
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure
system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and
the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. gOS is a
lightweight Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu 8.04, that comes with
Google Apps and some other Web 2.0 applications; gOS 3.0 Gadgets uses
the GNOME desktop.

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