May 8 2009
Intel and Novell Join Forces For Moblin Netbook Setup
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Moblin has once more started a buzz, as Intel and Novell have recently announced a joint plan for an Atom-Moblin Linux setup.
ZDNet reported the plan as follows:
- Novell will create a Moblin-based product for netbooks;
- Novell will establish an open lab in Taiwan to push Moblin adoption;
- Intel and the Taiwan Moblin Enabling Center will validate designs for Moblin compliance.
Moblin was a 2007 Intel project completed by the Linux Foundation. Novell has thrown its own tweaks as well, including “window, email, and media management code.”
A Moblin netbook will hopefully make use of the OS’s incredible 2-second boot speeds, and a tablet/touchscreen version would be likely to support the Moblin Clutter Interface, which is freaking cool if you haven’t heard.
Here’s an architecture overview that’s surfaced along with the news of the joint Intel-Novell effort:
Via ZDNet.
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[...] Moblin is an operating system that was created by Intel and Novell to create the Atom-Moblin Linux. [...]