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Internet Devices Get Their Own Ubuntu Version
Barence writes "A version of Ubuntu targeted specifically towards mobile internet devices (MIDs) has been released by Canonical, although there is presently only one product on the market which can use it. According to the company, the pithily titled Mobile Internet Device Edition 8.04 has been optimized for use with handheld internet platforms, and designed to run smoothly on Intel's Atom chips as well as with small touchscreen displays. This follows Canonical's announcement earlier this month that it would be creating a version of Ubuntu for netbook devices such as the Asus Eee PC and the Acer Aspire One called Netbook Remix."
No good OS has been released since late 2007. Think about it.
Leopard=fail, Apple is already working on 10.6
Vista=worst OS since Windows Me. Enough said.
Ubuntu Hardy=does the phrase "my god, it's full of bugs" come to mind?
ahhh.....karma to burn.
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Canonical are one of the big movers and shakers in the OSS world, and that they are putting so much effort into putting OSS on as many devices is possible is good to see. Of course it could be a futile effort IF Nokia buy out Symbian and open up it's source.
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How about Ubuntu: Toaster edition?
You got some hardware probs on that Dell it sounds more like.
it's a great day if you're a linux fag that is. fucking dicksmoking assfucking faggots. go and fuck yourselves out of computers, we're fucking fed up with you dumb faggots already.
to hear from someone with a bit more understanding of the reason the builds posted for MID are specific to Menlow and McCaslin and whether / why these builds would or wouldn't work on more generic intel hardware such as present in the current eeePCs not to mention how difficult would it be to get it to run properly (just install the generic i386 kernel?).
On one hand they have a windows vista which is a large resource hog and just can't be crammed inside a small device.
On the other hand they have WinCE/Pocket PC which, well has *windows* in the name, and has some related elements in its API, but well, is just an entirely different beast which : both doesn't give the advantage that a derivative of an OS has in terms of features and is a descendant of a handheld system which limits its possibility of evolution.
Linux' best advantage is its hackability and its scalability. /. trolls, Joe Six-pack and grand ma Tillie don't need to recompile their kernel each other day, just to get WiFi working.
Yes, granted, as regularly mentioned on
On the other hand, industry will like the possibility to take linux and hack it to fit some very specific and unusual needs, that conventional OS couldn't fit. And the best part : at the end it's still Linux and still related to the full blown system running on the desktop.
Cannonical with this kind of Ubuntu flavors is doing exactly what is best to enable more of such things to happen.
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The devs just wanted half-naked women calendars on as many mobile devices as possible.
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I have a strong suspicion this is going to get flamebaited, but seriously, although I use Ubuntu every day, and have enormous respect for Mark Shuttleworth (he appeared on our podcast: http://zatechshow.co.za/episode-14), I don't think Ubuntu is ready for mobile environments.
You can blame the lack of hardware support and other vendors if you like, but the fact remains that the user experience for Linux laptops is pretty damned iffy. Power management isn't, hibernate and suspend sometimes works, sometimes doesn't and sometimes breaks other pieces of the OS seemingly at random, WiFi support is hit and miss...the list just goes on.
Linux on servers is almost a given now. Linux on desktops is, arguably, a better default option than Windows - I've found gaming under Wine to work faster and better than under Windows natively. But Linux in general on laptops and ultraportables? My experience says no. Not with a generic distro. It can work for locked down platforms like the Asus EEE and Acer Aspire One because the hardware is, like a Mac, predefined and the distro is built to fit, but not for broader use. If you happen get lucky and all your mobile hardware works, then terrific - you're in the same position as a desktop user was ten years ago. But that's not me: Linux on my laptops is very hard work (so a fun hobby), but not something I feel I can trust for any real work.
Which is not to say I don't respect how incredibly far Linux has evolved on laptops. It's come a long way and the community will surely iron out the remaining bugs in due course. But realistically, it's not there yet. I'm impressed that there's a dedicated Ubuntu package for ultraportables and I wouldn't for a moment suggest that team is wasting its time, but I could not in all conscience recommend it to anyone until I've seen some major progress on those big mobile-related issues.
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