Would You Accept Google's Free Netbook?

Courtesy Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community  Tue, 11/24/2009 - 07:43

When Google first announced what it called Chrome OS, back in July, it said it would open source the code “later this year”.

Last week it made good on that promise with the release of the code for what is now called Chromium OS, and the first analyses have started rolling in.

They're mostly tinged with a vague air of disappointment , as if Chromium OS isn't quite as exciting as people hoped.

But might Google be...

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