[ethbr0]

I believe the point is that if Google gave a @&#$ about not being evil, they could have sandboxed a shell, included basic unix tools and a compiler, and made this non-disableable.

Instead, they catered to the same jackasses who featurespec'd SharePoint. Missed opportunity.

[jamespo]

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en-G...

[ethbr0]

>> Important: If you use your Chromebook at work or school, you might not be able to use Linux. For more information, contact your administrator.

>> {enable developer mode}

If it were sandboxed, that's shouldn't be something it's possible for managed administrators to disable.

[XionXIV]

It definitely is sandboxed. I think the concern is that kids will get off task with it by installing games and stuff.

[ethbr0]

IMHO, a limited (read: CLI) but general-purpose computing environment is exactly what we should be providing our kids.

No one would play TI-83 games if they had other options... but it'd be hard to say writing and modifying them wasn't educational.

[jamespo]

Yes but that's a decision for the administrators, they may well not want portscans etc happening on their network.