[ubuntu-uk] Chrome OS

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Barry Titterton wrote:
> The BBC web site says today that the Google Chrome OS is based on
> Ubuntu. Can our more expert members expand on this?
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> Barry
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Canonical is contributing engineering to Google under contract
While the two operating systems share some core components, Google 
Chrome OS will provide a very different experience to Ubuntu,” he said. 
“Ubuntu will continue to be a general purpose OS running both web and 
native applications such as OpenOffice and will not require specialised 
hardware.

More info at

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/ubuntu_chrome_os_contract/

:)