Jolicloud 1.1 is the latest stable release of Jolicloud, the cloud-based, Ubuntu-based distribution. Other than being a cloud-based distribution, the most distinctive feature of Jolicloud is the netbook-optimzed interface, which is one of five netbook-optimized interfaces available on Linux and BSD distributions.

Reviewing Jolicloud amounts to no more than telling you what types of applications are available on the service. However, before we get to that, here is something to keep in mind, that is, if you were not aware of it already: Using a cloud-based distribution is, in a sense, worse than using a Microsoft Windows operating system. You bought a computer, and handed control of it to a third party.