Quick FAQ: Making Sense Out Of Moblin | Linux Today

Quick FAQ: Making Sense Out Of Moblin

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 7, 2009

“Moblin is a Linux distro based on a project that Intel launched
back in 2007. Intel subsequently turned Moblin over to the Linux
Foundation; a number of other Linux distributors, including
Canonical (Ubuntu) and Novell (SUSE) now integrate various pieces
of Moblin with their own distros.

“This week, Dell’s release of its first Moblin-powered netbook
is grabbing quite a few headlines. Here’s a quick FAQ to get you up
to speed on why this news is interesting and how it fits with
another recent Dell Linux-related announcement involving the use of
Linux “instant-on” laptop technology:”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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