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Intel Launches Mobile Linux Project
An anonymous reader writes "Intel has unveiled an ambitious project aimed at developing open source software for mobile devices. The Moblin project comprises a Linux kernel, UI framework, browser, multimedia framework, and embedded Linux image creation tools, along with developer resources such as documentation, mailing lists, and an IRC channel. Intel says it hopes Moblin will serve as a 'point of integration' for multiple sub-projects, and appears eager to see devices such as its Mobile Internet Device design, and chipsets such as its Ultra Mobile Platform 2007 platform, be thoroughly supported by Linux. Although all of the projects currently focus on the Intel architecture, Moblin says it is open to hosting support for other processor architectures."
You can tell Intel is sincere because they've followed the Linux naming convention... and come up with one that sucks :P
<xml><I><am><so><damn>Web 2.0</damn></so></am></I></xml>
Moblin? As in these guys?
Wow! Must be good...
Intel Launches Mobile Linux Project
And here I thought I was going to read about Intel programming on Linux while driving. Or better yet, putting linux on cars!
``what perceived need did Intel have for starting a new project to develop a mobile UI rather than joining an existing effort?''
Have you heard of NIH? It was invented at Intel. Well, actually it wasn't, but they have their very own, similar but incompatible version of it.
Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.