Google Chrome OS - sneak peek

Here is a sneak peak of the Google Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks.  According to the official google blog, speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS.  Here is a slideshow of the OS as reviewed by PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l%253D246319%2526a%253D246243%2526po%253D1,00.asp

You can download and get involved in the development of the Chrome OS here. You need to have Linux. 
and have the following:

Ubuntu (Hardy 8.04 or newer, Karmic 9.10 recommended)
An account with root access (needed to run chroot and modify the mount table)
Chromium prerequisites (needed to build a Chromium-based browser as part of building Chromium OS)