Posted on 07/15/2009 11:54:53 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
fyi
Almost beat ya
Google, Intel, I believe we’re seeing where cheap netbooks and notebooks are going in the near future. And the Linux kernel is providing the base. It’s interesting to see that the majors are now looking toward Linux. This leaves Microsoft adrift.
Sympathy for Microsoft - none found......
Just sheesh. Who’s next? Taco Bell?
The writers are busy ...and you are fast!
Nor was I expressing any, just pointing out. Microsoft has been so tied up in their OS issues (Vista and the development of Windows 7 as a quick replacement), I wonder if that contributed to their overlooking the implications of low-end OS needs.
Thanks ... other than the Fedora version of minimal Ubuntu warmed over, didn’t get it. Why do we need linux distribution number 801.
With minimal Ubuntu you can build what you want. Which is what they did with CrunchBang. Kernel switches allow you to compile the tuning and speedup features you may want.
The only upside is likely the user interface, which then drives the OS design back to where it should have been all along. And windows becomes just another option of a windowing sytem.
Remember when....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
LOL! “lightning fast 20MHz” That’s great!
O. M. G .
Unbelievable.
I remember downloading an animated graphic ad for Pagemaker at about that time and being amazed that it was a whopping 300KB in size!!!1!
My HP netbook came with an addled version of Ubuntu. Couldn’t even install any programs.
How could that be....?
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Intel has unveiled the next-generation user interface of Moblin, the company's open source Linux platform for netbooks and mobile Internet devices. We tested it on real netbook hardware so that we could give you a detailed hands-on look.
Intel has announced the availability of the first Moblin 2 beta release. This version introduces the platform's innovative new user interface. Although there are still some rough edges, it delivers impressive usability and aesthetic sophistication. I tested the beta on my Dell Mini 9 netbook so that I could get a real hands-on look at the new version.
Moblin is Intel's Linux-based based mobile platform for netbooks and MIDs. It is heavily optimized for the Atom processor and is designed to work well on small form-factor devices. The project is gaining significant traction among Linux distributors and many have partnered with Intel to participate in the development effort. Individual distributors will integrate Moblin components into their own netbook platforms or build their own derivatives.
Moblin and its various components are distributed under open source software licenses, which means that it can be freely modified and redistributed. Intel recently turned over control of the project to the Linux Foundation with the aim of making it even more open to other contributors. The long-term goal is to turn Moblin into the nexus of mobile Linux development and make it the de facto standard Linux platform for portable devices.
Intel has provided several alpha releases this year which have demonstrated the platform's broad hardware compatibility, excellent boot performance, and other technical features. The alpha releases, however, did not include Intel's unique user interface components. A lightweight Xfce layer was used instead as a placeholder. In the new beta release, Intel has finally unveiled its new graphical shell, a highly specialized desktop environment that is designed to provide an optimal user experience on netbook devices.
The new interface is built with Clutter, an open source scene graph framework that supports hardware-accelerated rendering. Clutter was created by OpenedHand, an open source startup that Intel acquired last year. The Clutter framework is closely aligned with the GNOME ecosystem and has been adopted by several prominent vendors that are building Linux platforms with GNOME technology. Clutter is used pervasively in Nokia's next-generation Internet Tablet operating system and will also be used in the next major version of ACCESS's smartphone operating system.
Unlike Android, Moblin's graphics stack includes a standard Xorg server and can run conventional desktop Linux applications. Much of the software that is available today on mainstream Linux distributions can be brought to Moblin without requiring any porting effort. In fact, the beta includes quite a few standard GTK+ applications, such as GEdit.
LOL — Gigabyte apps got you down? Just install 8 GB of memory.
Moblin... must be chosen to suggest “mobility” and “goin’”? What will probably be required (and soon) is a doctored photo and fake ad featuring “Mom’s Moblin”... that’ll please the older demographic...
Thanks Ernest, and thanks martin.
Google Chrome OS Could Be Pivotal in the Cloud Revolution
PC World | Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:18 AM PDT | Michael Scalisi
Posted on 07/15/2009 11:43:30 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2293306/posts
Moblin... must be chosen to suggest “mobility” and “goin’”?
Probably MOBile LINux.
I would agree, to a certain extent. MS has a significant imbedded market between business and home users -- you have to keep that going, and at least 'try' to make it better.
I don't know if they've "overlooked" a low-end OS, however. Time will tell... MS might surprise us one day.
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