Such... patience!

Opera does seem to like Linux, doesn't it? I still prefer Firefox and the ability to customise it easily with add-ons, but suspect that Opera might actually have an edge where performance is concerned.

No sign of Mint 9 yet. Better that they make sure it's really ready before releasing it. But there's going to be a real rush on the servers.

Peppermint Linux OS might be worth a look. It seems to concentrate on cloud-based computing. I have reservations about cloud computing/web based apps, but this might just be because I know nothing about them.

My concerns exist at two levels. First, if you are temporarily without internet connection, presumably things grind to a halt. Secondly, I can't help wondering about the privacy implications of web-based apps such as Google Docs - given Google's indifferent reputation where privacy matters are concerned.

I'm downloading it, anyway. Be interesting to see whether it will install to my increasingly cantankerous Virtual Box setup. It's supposed to boot and run very quickly. Could be a nice netbook app, I suppose, and if one can add conventional Office apps like OpenOffice.org or Abiword, it might prove a lightweight distro usable without necessarily involving the internet.