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On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:13:15 +0100 Gibbs wrote: > > Anyone care to explain this difference between Chrome OS (the one > above isn't made by Google) and Chromium OS (the one made by Google)? > > I've played around with Chromium OS before. IIRC it was just a > stripped down system "in the cloud" running the Chromium browser. > > Cheers > > Gibbs As I understand it: Chromium is an Open Source web-browser based on the WebKit (formerly KHTML) rendering engine. Chrome is a product by Google based on the above browser but with a couple of other bells/whistles. ChromiumOS is an operating system that makes the browser the central point of everything. ChromeOS is a product by Google based on the above operating system but with a couple of other bells/whistles. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq