Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Ubuntu to Create Mobile Linux-Based OS
Posted by Janak Parekh in "THE COMPETITION" @ 08:00 AM
"Developers meeting at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, which runs through the end of this week in Seville, Spain, will discuss details of the new Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project, announced on Saturday. Ubuntu programmers will develop a mobile version of their Debian-based Linux operating system in collaboration with Intel Corp., which plans a new low-power processor and chipset architecture designed to allow full Internet capability on mobile devices, according to a statement published on the Ubuntu Web site."
This is an important development: it is the beginning of a broader standardized Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. Existing Linux efforts have primarily focused on use of the Linux kernel with some proprietary user interface. While that's technically Linux, it's not particularly of interest from the end-user's perspective, and is certainly not an analogue to Windows Mobile. The Ubuntu effort, on the other hand, has the potential, and the backing, to create a standard OS based on Linux that could be a real competitor to WM. That said, I don't think this is anywhere near competition just yet; WM is an established product, while Ubuntu is just starting out.
This is an important development: it is the beginning of a broader standardized Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. Existing Linux efforts have primarily focused on use of the Linux kernel with some proprietary user interface. While that's technically Linux, it's not particularly of interest from the end-user's perspective, and is certainly not an analogue to Windows Mobile. The Ubuntu effort, on the other hand, has the potential, and the backing, to create a standard OS based on Linux that could be a real competitor to WM. That said, I don't think this is anywhere near competition just yet; WM is an established product, while Ubuntu is just starting out.
