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Intel Acquires Mobile Linux Developer OpenedHand

Posted by kdawson on from the lending-a-hand dept.

nerdyH writes with the news that Intel has acquired OpenedHand, the developer of 'Poky Linux' and Matchbox. "The UK-based embedded Linux services team will join the Intel Open Source Technology Center, and will focus on Moblin development for mobile Internet devices and other mobile devices." The article notes that Intel's Moblin initiative had "failed to generate much interest" among developers when first announced earlier this year; this acquisition might help it catch the attention of more Linux developers.

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  1. Re:Openmoko by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Weren't Openhand working closely with the Openmoko project? If so, will Intel pull them out of their work on the Neo/Freerunner?

    We were, but our work with them finished quite a while ago now.

  2. Re:Openmoko by ati11a · · Score: 3, Informative

    Openhand were involved with OpenMoko (their window manager matchbox was being used), but since then OpenMoko has dropped matchbox and shifted to Enlightenment Link: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080522-openmoko-linux-mobile-phone-ditches-gtk-gets-qt-and-e17.html. So for now, they are not involved with OpenMoko. Although their clutter, matchbox and poky projects are being used at many places.