Alpha Ubuntu for UMPCs is Developer Ready

[ Thanks to sjvn for this link. ]

"Canonical isn't wasting any time getting Ubuntu ready for UMPCs (Ultra Mobile PCs) and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). The company just announced on June 24 that the developer release of Ubuntu MID Edition 8.04 is ready for testing.

"Ubuntu MID, formerly Ubuntu Netbook Remix, based on standard Ubuntu. It has been customized for use with Intel's new Atom processor, but its heart is pure open-source Ubuntu Linux..."

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