September 24, 2009

MOBLIN 2.0, the Linux-based operating system (OS) designed for Atom netbooks, is due to come pre-installed on some Dell netbooks from tomorrow.

Dell turned to Ubuntu creator Canonical to create the Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition for its Inspiron Mini 10v netbook, and will aim the package at developers.

"Moblin keeps on getting more exciting as a project with new applications and improved user experiences. It's great to be delivering this release with Dell to developers wanting to participate in Moblin," said Mark Shuttleworth, founder and chief executive of Canonical.

"Intel and the Moblin community are bringing tremendous resource and investment into the Linux ecosystem and this product acts as a bridge to Moblin for developers."

Yesterday, Intel demonstrated the next version of the OS, Moblin 2.1, running on a smartphone – highlighting the company's increased focus on the mobile space and its push towards creating a consistent experience across a wide range of devices.

Further highlighting the mobile OS's coming of age it was also revealed, from early next year, Moblin will get support from both Microsoft's Silverlight and Adobe's Air platforms as part of the Intel Atom Developer Program, which will see Intel create an app store framework for developers.

Source:- http://www.theinquirer.net