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phoronix.com - 11/19/2008

[Phoronix] Exciting Features For Ubuntu 9.04

— phoronix.com — If all goes according to plan, the first alpha release for Ubuntu 9.04 (the Jaunty Jackalope )... will be released tomorrow. It's not even been one month since the release of Ubuntu 8.10 , but this first alpha release will show early signs of what we can ... (more) [Phoronix] Exciting Features For Ubuntu 9.04

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phoronix.com - 11/6/2008

[Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.5 vs. Ubuntu 8.10 Benchmarks

— phoronix.com — Last week we published Ubuntu 7.04 to 8.10 benchmarks from a Lenovo ThinkPad T60 and had found... Ubuntu's performance degraded peculiarly over the past year and a half. We then published Fedora 7 to 10 benchmarks covering the same time-frame and from ... (more) [Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.5 vs. Ubuntu 8.10 Benchmarks

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news.cnet.com - 11/16/2008

Ubuntu to run on ARM-based Netbooks

— news.cnet.com — Canonical has announced that it will be developing a version of its Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system... specifically for ARM's Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processor architectures. ARM-based processors have traditionally been used in small devices ... (more) Ubuntu to run on ARM-based Netbooks

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Ubuntu to run on ARM
Fudzilla — ... as the full internet runs on x86. It seems like with this announcement we'll soon see full support for the kind of features people are starting to expect to see even in fairly basic internet devices. We'll have to wait until April 2009 before Canonical is done porting Ubuntu, but this is less than five months away and this might not even be enough time for the device makers to come up with suitable hardware designs for the new software option. You can find the full press release here

ARM Plans to Join Intel and VIA in the Netbook Market from Next Year
techPowerUp! — ... new device categories such as netbooks, laptops and other internet connected products. Working with Canonical will pave the way for the development of new features and innovations to all connected platforms." This version of the Ubuntu Desktop operating system will handle the ARM Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processor-based systems. The final Ubuntu ARM distribution will debut in April 2009. Now we only need volunteers to choose ARM and Linux for their netbooks. Source: ARM

Canonical bringing Ubuntu to ARM-powered devices
Engadget — ... It was inevitable, really -- now that ARM processors are bound for netbooks and the like, it follows logic that ARM would tag team with Canonical to bring along Ubuntu support. The two firms have collaborated in order to "bring the full Ubuntu ...