ARM and Ubuntu team up to deliver a new mobile platform
ARM and Ubuntu announced on today that they are working together to develop a new version of Ubuntu custom made for the ARMv7 architecture, including the new Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processors. The new ARM version of Ubuntu will leverage the low-power consumption and integrated graphics of the ARM chipset with its own user-friendly UI to create a new platform for mobile devices. We’re not talking cell phones here, folks. Think of the new Archos Internet Tablet with Ubuntu instead of the proprietary Archos OS or a netbook that delivers all day usage on a single battery charge. Now you can see the reason why this announcement is so exciting. The Ubuntu ARM distribution is expected to be available starting April 2009 and may finally mark the start of Ubuntu as a competitive mobile platform. Bring it on!
hmmm, I wonder If I can flash it onto a 605…
damn right BGR, bring it on!
I cant wait for people to start taking my second favourite OS seriously. Ubuntu has been in the game for a few years and yet no one has really adopted it, yet. I have it running side by side on my Macbook and it rocks. Can’t wait for a mobile edition to pop up. Is it an exciting time or what!, ladies and gentelmen. And they said there is no place in the market to invest. ????
I’d like one of these things with 1 or more usb ports and a terminal application so I could take it with me into the Datacenter and plug into the serial ports of the servers I manage.
That would be Neat!