An interesting Moblin interview with Imad Sousou, director of Intel's Open Source Technology centre, on ZDNet. The Moblin initiative (short for Mobile Linux) is aiming to provide optimised Linux technology for netbooks and MIDs (mobile Internet devices).
Questions posed include:
Read the full interview with Imad Sousou. It took place at the Open Source In Mobile 09 event in Amsterdam.
Questions posed include:
- There seems to be some confusion over what Moblin entails - it appears to be a full Linux distribution, but we have seen Suse and Linpus flavours, and Canonical are about to release an Ubuntu flavour. What is Moblin?
- Will we see Moblin devices in the UK market soon?
- What changes have been made since the first version?
- Moblin is also tailored for MIDs, which is a segment that hasn't taken off yet. Will MIDs become more popular?
Read the full interview with Imad Sousou. It took place at the Open Source In Mobile 09 event in Amsterdam.
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