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Ubuntu Ports To ARM

Posted by timothy on from the arm-y-of-warmth dept.

nerdyH writes "Canonical will port Ubuntu Desktop Linux to the ARMv7 architecture. The announcement sets the stage for Intel to lose the traditional 'software advantage' that has enabled x86 to shrug off attacks from other architectures for the last 30 years. How long can it be before Microsoft responds with a Windows 7 port? I mean, x86 just can't do 'idle power' like ARM ... Nokia's N810 tablets can standby for several weeks, just like a cell phone, keeping you 'present' on IM, behind IPv4 NAT the whole time. The first Atom MIDs are standing by for 6-7 hours."

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  1. sounds to me... by Smelly+Jeffrey · · Score: 5, Funny

    This sounds to me like a RISC-y proposition.

    1. Re:sounds to me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      More like (Score:3, Punny)!

      Boo to both of us.

    2. Re:sounds to me... by Rinisari · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think Canonical will go through with it, but probably keep it at ARM's length.

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    3. Re:sounds to me... by MooUK · · Score: 2, Funny

      At the time of posting, the parent was appropriately rated 3, Funny.

    4. Re:sounds to me... by wilsoniya · · Score: 2, Funny

      I suspect Ubuntu users may be too RISC averse to buy into an ARM given the sub-prime meltdown.

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    5. Re:sounds to me... by famebait · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well ARM not laughing.

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    6. Re:sounds to me... by beav007 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I thought they'd misspelled "(Useful) Stupid Ubuntu Tricks"...

    7. Re:sounds to me... by soilheart · · Score: 2, Funny

      At the time of posting, the parent was appropriately rated 1, Redundant.

  2. Year of Linux on the Desktop? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now that Ubuntu has finally ported to the ever-popular ARM architecture, maybe 2009 will be the year of Linux on the desktop!

  3. Re:Netbooks by Aphoxema · · Score: 4, Funny

    That was 2008, now it's the Year After The Year For Linux, which is incidentally The Year That Microsoft Still Doesn't Care, which is also the year before The Year Microsoft Got Knocked Out Because They Weren't Paying Attention To Open Source. This is all part of the Decade Of Users Realizing Software Can't Always Be Spoon Fed To Them If They Want To Like What They Taste.

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  4. sounds to me...Up in ARMs. by Ostracus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well by ARMing Ubuntu, they'll be prepared to wage war on other OSs.

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    1. Re:sounds to me...Up in ARMs. by Andr+T. · · Score: 5, Funny

      They're sure well ARMed, NATurally.

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  5. Really. by igotmybfg · · Score: 3, Funny

    How long can it be before Microsoft responds with a Windows 7 port?

    I see them doing this on the 7th of never.

  6. Re:Debian did it first by f0dder · · Score: 2, Funny

    shhh.. those are next weeks headlines.

  7. Re:Debian did it first by Selfbain · · Score: 2, Funny

    The difference is the OP skipped his meds and entered a fairly tale world where Ubuntu releasing a new version is enough to destroy both Microsoft and Intel in one go.

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