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| author | luxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net> | 2020-04-28 10:21:17 -0400 |
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| committer | luxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net> | 2020-04-28 10:21:17 -0400 |
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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Tue/ubuntumobile.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Tue/ubuntumobile.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2afe10 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Tue/ubuntumobile.txt @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Ubuntu Linux is coming to a mobile device near you. Earlier this week CTO Matt Zimmerman announced plans to build a mobile version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. In the announcement, Zimmerman specifically mentions the new low-power processor from Intel, code-named Silverthorn, which will allow full internet use on mobile devices. + +Ubuntu's [announcement][1] comes just a month after the GNOME foundation, which makes the desktop environment used by Ubuntu, announced a similar mobile platform proposal. Like the the [GNOME Mobile and Embedded Initiative][2], the Ubuntu plan will see developers working closely with Intel and other hardware manufacturers. + +With [Dell now shipping Ubuntu pre-installed][3] on a number of its laptop computers and the new drive into mobile computing, Ubuntu seems poised to become the first mainstream success for the Linux community. + +But the mobile platform presents some new challenges for Ubuntu developers, including the need for an intuitive and easy-to-se graphical interface, something critics frequently cite as a shortcoming of Linux systems. + +The mobile edition of Ubuntu is scheduled for release in October, alongside a new version the regular Ubuntu distribution. + + +[1]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-May/000289.html "Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded Edition" +[2]: http://gnomedesktop.org/node/3056 "The GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initative" +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/ubuntu_fiesty_f.html "Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn Coming to Dell Laptops"
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