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Intel releases Linux-based Moblin 2 Alpha for Netbooks
arstechnica.com - 1/28/2009
Intel releases Linux-based Moblin 2 Alpha for Netbooks
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Intel has announced the availability of the first Moblin 2 alpha release. Moblin is an open source Linux-based platform that Intel is developing for Atom-based mobile devices. The company hopes to attract a community of third-party developers to contribute to the platform and ...
phoronix.com - 1/28/2009
[Phoronix] Intel Moblin V2 Core Alpha: It Boots Fast!
— phoronix.com — Intel has been at the forefront of producing hardware for netbooks and other mobile devices thanks to... their Atom processor family , but they are also looking at being a key part of the mobile software ecosystem. Back in 2007 we witnessed the launch of ... (more) [Phoronix] Intel Moblin V2 Core Alpha: It Boots Fast!

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moblin.org - 1/28/2009
Announcing Moblin V2 Core Alpha Release
— moblin.org — Moblin v2 Core Alpha Release Notes The Moblin Project is happy to make the Moblin Core Alpha... for Netbooks available for testing and taking the bits out for a ride. Moblin is a community open source project, initially targeting Intel(r) Atom(tm) ... (more) Announcing Moblin V2 Core Alpha Release

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HP releases netbook interface for Ubuntu
downloadsquad.com - 2/5/2009
HP releases netbook interface for Ubuntu
— downloadsquad.com — Filed under: Linux Hewlett Packard has released a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for netbooks. For... the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition , to be exact. Under the hood, the operating system is based on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. That means it can run ... (more) HP releases netbook interface for Ubuntu

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Intel releases Moblin 2 alpha for netbooks, MIDs
The Tech Report: News — ... — 5:08 PM on January 28, 2009 Moblin may not have garnered much press coverage, but Intel is still developing the operating system for netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on its hardware. And according to Ars Technica, the chipmaker has now released the first alpha build of Moblin 2. The open-source OS uses Linux as its base, and Ars says it's actually derived from the Fedora distribution. However, Intel has made changes to make it snappier and more suitable for Atom-powered handhelds: the ...

Alpha version of Intel's Moblin OS released for brave netbookers
Engadget — ... using its chips, particularly the Atom but Core 2 processors as well. It's based on Fedora and, as of this release, is confirmed to work on Acer's Aspire One and Dell's Mini, though Eee peeps can check it out too -- so long as they don't mind living without WiFi. Mind you, this is still a very early version and there's a ways to go before a final release, so feel free to sit this round out if you're not into the whole bleeding edge thing. [Via Ars Technica] Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops Alpha version of Intel's ...

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