Carl Parrish wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been brought up.
> Does it really serve us the community and  / or does it really serve
> Google to have two Linux based Operating Systems? (Android / Milestone,
> and ChromeOS). Do you think Chrome will just be a rebranded Android or do
> they really plan to support two? How can Linux best gain from the mountain
> of new users this will bring?

ChromeOS is bastardized GNU/Linux designed to deliver non free software. The 
way they are playing their cards, it shouldn't need much support besides a 
working gecko or webkit backend.

Here's my two cents on the whole matter from way back when. 
http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/why-chromeos-scares-me-or-
open-standards-open-source/

Ryan

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