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Idea #9953: Install Google Gears by default



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Written by Auzy the 17 Jun 08 at 03:17. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Google Gears is a technology (licenced under The BSD License) that allows websites to work offline, and later sync with the server when the computer (or website) is online again. It is only 2MB, and wont slow down system performance at all, cross platform, and already works in FF3. It also makes the use of websites such as Google documents much more usable for laptop users, so they no longer need open office.

Some websites it works with it natively are:
Google Docs
Google Reader
Google Calender (support is under development, but there are hacks to get it working now)
Remember The milk

In fact, with Greasemonkey, you can inject gears code in to allow offline use of websites like wikipedia too!

Technologies such as Google Gears and prism will not only allow us to become less dependant on installed programs (such as openoffice), but will soon be commonplace. People want to be able to use Google Docs as well as any other installed program, whilst not having to install it.
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Auzy wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 05:51
People voting for this may also consider voting for Google gears Brainstorm support: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9954/

Auzy wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 07:27
Let me guess, this is being voted down because 2MB of space consumed is "bloat"?

Come on people. At the very least, pull out a copy of google gears and give it a try first.

2MB/160000MB is nothing. And the gain is quit massive, especially since Apple and Microsoft don't ship with any proper offline website application technologies.

Auzy wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 11:32
So any reason why? If its because I wrote "for default", I'll stop submitting those (even though I think its pretty silly to cut down on developer libraries)

flammon wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 11:34
I just tried but there is no 64 bit version available. Looks like I need to get a non-official patch and a plugin called nspluginwrapper to use 32-bit plugins in x86_64 browsers. I need to try it before I can vote.

flammon wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 11:36
How about default on a laptop only?

glotz wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 17:15
And the default install isn't 160000MB! ;)

Auzy wrote on the 18 Jun 08 at 01:22
Actually, its been confirmed that Firefox 3's implementation should be about as good as google gears anyway..

twright wrote on the 27 Jun 08 at 20:06
firefox 3's implementation is good technically but as of yet no websites use it


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