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Wind River Joins the Mobile Linux Fray

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the self-proclaimed-battles-royale dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Embedded software powerhouse Wind River launched a Consumer Electronics Linux distribution today targeting 'mobile phones, set-top boxes, PVRs, and other small-footprint consumer devices.' The company says several phones based on its brand of Linux will begin shipping before the end of this year, and is rumored to have teamed with PalmSource, which itself is busy converting Palm OS into a software stack for Linux mobile phones."

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  1. Why would I want such a thing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why on earth would I want a WinDriver in my linux kernel?

    /* gets coat */

  2. Re:Good thing is by Akoma+The+Immortal · · Score: 2, Funny

    No No No. You are supposed to say:

    "The good thing is that in any event, multi-vendor competition DOES NOT bode well for Linux's chances against single-vendor operating systems such as Windows Mobile and Symbian, since competitors in the Linux space end up contributing to an regressing shared base of pirated software."

    I will cancell you check and send SB to your office for chair reorganization.

    Sincerely,

    Billy G,
    CEO, CFO, Chairman and what not.

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    assert(expired(knowldege)); core dump