Windows Phone Thoughts: Gutsy Gibbon Goes Mobile and Embedded

"Those of you disappointed by the "top secret" features of Leopard might want to cast your hopeful, wayward glances in the direction of Ubuntu. Here comes "Gutsy Gibbon," otherwise known as Ubuntu 7.10 whose feature-set now appears finalized with a planned October release just like Apple's big cat. Pumping the 2.6.22 Linux kernel at its core, Gutsy G will be the first Ubuntu release to include new Mobile and Embedded editions "targeted at hand-held devices and other mobile/embedded form factors." It will integrate the Hildon UI components developed by Nokia and already on display in their N800 tablet. In other words, that Sony Ericsson P990i we saw running Ubuntu likely wasn't a hoax after all."

Ubuntu is, without a doubt, a great geek tool to play with (and actually get work done with). With Gutsy, the next major planned release, supporting hand-held devices (or at least making support easier than it has been), it's tempting to break out older devices and give them a new linux face. Hopefully this will be an option in the near future, thanks to the planned improvements and (I'm sure) ingenious coders that will make it happen. After all, if I can just get my Beryl effects on my Jasjar, I can kick some serious iPhone butt in the graphics department :)