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Ubuntu Mobile Announced
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Zonk
on Tue May 08, 2007 09:58 AM
from the umobile dept.
from the umobile dept.
Placid writes "The BBC has up an article detailing the 'Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded' project which was announced by Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu's CTO, on the Ubuntu developers mailing list. Zimmerman stated that 'These devices place new demands on open-source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness.' According to the article, Intel will have their finger in the pie too, as they've recently announced a prototype device running Ubuntu. Part of the project's goal is to maximise the power saving abilities of a planned low-energy chip codenamed Silverthorn. The chip will be just one-seventh the size of normal chips, and consume only 10% of the power of existing processor. What does this mean for projects such as OpenMoko? Healthy competition, or the beginning of the end?"
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Competition (Score:2, Interesting)
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I also never heard about openmoko (Score:5, Informative)
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That's not so much... Even http://opensource.y7.ath.cx/ [y7.ath.cx] doesn't cover them...
Only 10% of power? (Score:4, Informative)
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Ohhh, embeded you say. (Score:2, Funny)
SMIRK
But... (Score:5, Funny)
Momentum (Score:5, Insightful)
Especially the fact that larger hardware/software companies are willing to work together with them (the Dell deal, now Intel with this chip) looks like a big step in the right direction! What's good for one distro is good for every distro as far as I'm concerned. If Ubuntu becomes more mainstream perhaps we'll finally be able to get some good drivers for our hardware and such!
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OH NOES THE END!!!11!1 (Score:5, Insightful)
Unless it is based on anticompetitive practice, competition is always healthy.
If the other projects deserve to survive, because they add substantial value, then they will continue to exist. Otherwise not.
I have to say, I'd really appreciate a version of Ubuntu that would run on my iPaq. I installed Familiar but it wasn't all that exciting (it did, however, work. I don't want to take anything away from those guys.)
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Or if they solve different problems. For example, OpenMoko may be better for OEMs manufacturing embedded or mobile devices, while
buy a phone (Score:5, Interesting)
You can buy the Neo1973 from FIC (Score:3, Interesting)
Here you are. (Score:3, Informative)
N800 and Maemo (Score:5, Informative)
A nice thought. (Score:5, Interesting)
I hope that Ubuntu project can create something that is workable that also delivers where all other embedded linux distros fell on their face, Size and performance.
Honestly a kernel+busybox+your custom app is all that is needed for most embedded linux uses. and can be rolled together by your in house engineers in a day.
Now trying to make a inly multi-purpose low power generic device is a different story but is the exception in the world of embedded lnux.
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But that's what they (Intel) are trying to make, an Intel version of the Nokia N800 (which also runs a Debian derived d
...or (Score:5, Funny)
More like Maemo than OpenMoko (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:More like Maemo than OpenMoko (Score:4, Funny)
That's because it will all be echoing: 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C0
I OpenMoko built on OpenEmbedded (Score:2)
Intel... (Score:2)
Ubuntu for grannies (Score:2)
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