Spotlight on Moblin.org Linux  

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Spotlight on Moblin.org Linux

As netbooks and MIDs (mobile Internet devices) proliferate, more Linux device developers are using software and tools from the Intel-sponsored Moblin.org project. Though aimed at developers, the free tools let most anyone with a little configuration and compiling experience easily build their own Linux netbook distro!

In light of rising interest in Moblin, LinuxDevices has compiled a special feature on the project. It recounts the project's 18-month history, linking to dozens of related news articles. It also offers a quick survey of the project's Linux-Image-Creator tool, with a special focus on the graphical set-up wizard.

Moblin.org and the Moblin open-source toolkit were launched in July 2007, targeting Linux-powered MIDs based on Intel processors. Initially based on Ubuntu, Moblin has grown to embrace Fedora Linux as well (nice, since Fedora aims to exclude all non-free software, to ensure that custom distro's based on Fedora can always be legally redistributed). And, Moblin's focus has expanded to include Linux netbooks, certainly a fast-growing sector of the personal computing market.

So, whether you're interested in creating a custom Linux netbook image for mobile enterprise users, porting your mobile application to Atom-based MIDs, or just have a netbook and an urge to tinker, find out more about Moblin's rapidly expanding universe in our "HOT TOPIC: Moblin" feature. Then, visit Moblin.org, download the Image Creation tools, and take it for a spin yourself.

Click below to read the feature:

HOT TOPIC: Moblin


Lil’ Kim Sued and Silenced
(E! Online)

Intel, Taiwan tag-team Moblin, WiMAX
Linux powers thin MID
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(Reuters)

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