Ubuntu Planned for Mobile Phones
The desktop Linux distribution, Ubuntu has announced plans to develop a mobile version for Linux based smart phones and PDA's. The Ubuntu Project says that it will start more detailed planning at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Seville being held this week - and the first release of this edition will be in October with Ubuntu 7.10.
The project has also announced a collaboration with Intel for the mobile development. Intel, specifically, have announced a new low-power processor and chipset architecture which will be designed to allow full internet use on mobile Internet devices.
"It is clear that new types of device - small, handheld, graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled - are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate," said Ubuntu CTO Matt Zimmerman.
"These devices place new demands on open-source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness."
The move follows on from an announcement last month that the open source software group which develops a desktop environment for Linux computer users, GNOME had also set up a mobile program to expand its platform to smartphones and PDAs.
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Posted to the site on 8th May 2007
