This is interesting (article below). Google is developing "Chrome OS" and Intel is developing "Moblin". Moblin is said to be "Linux-based". The article does not say that Chrome OS is Linux-based but it does say that Chrome OS is "open source." Strangely, I just happened to be reading this article earlier today: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2005/pulpit_20051117_000873.html But that is 3.5 years old and maybe Google is much stronger in OS development today having done Android and a company internal Linux distro (says the new article). Mike Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wednesday, July 8, 2009 -- 12:39 AM ET ----- Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google's plans. The move would sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows operating system controls the basic functions of the vast majority of personal computers. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08operate.html?_r=1&hp