“Novell has launched a new Web service called SUSE Studio that simplifies the process of building Linux-based software appliances. It provides a convenient interface for creating custom versions of Novell’s SUSE Linux distribution with specialized configurations. The service is part of Novell’s broader SUSE Appliance Program initiative.”
a similar project started as a gsoc project for Pardus Linux, custom image creation through web interface [0]
http://socghop.appspot.com/student_project/show/google/gsoc2009/par…
This is the cutting edge of operating system installation when you compare to the primitivity of a web browser ballot screen.