Ubuntu Mobile and Moblin get investigated

Still confused about the whole MID thing? Fret not, as you're certainly not alone in nodding your head furiously up and down. About the recent Bossaconference 08, one particular fellow managed to get some quality face time with Ubuntu Mobile and Moblin and break things down in bulleted fashion. Put simply, the former is a handheld (read: not phone / desktop) Linux OS that's optimized for touching and meant to be seen on 4- to 7-inch displays. As for the latter, it's merely a "project site for embedded Linux development," not an operating system in and of itself. Think you're ready to get schooled further? Tap the read link and dust off that Trapper Keeper.

[Via jkOnTheRun]

[smith @ Apr 9th 2008 7:49AM]

That's a pretty cool OS.

[Artiom @ Apr 9th 2008 8:08AM]

eh... Vista is much better. And it comes preinstalled

[Lein @ Apr 9th 2008 8:17AM]

Seconded about the Vista thing.

"Oh look, a new version of a mainstream Linux distro. Let's see how many features from real desktop operating systems they ripped off and stuffed together in one package THIS time!"

Oh well, at least they can plaster OPEN SOURCE all over it to make themselves feel a little better about being con artists and thieves.

[SimonRichards @ Apr 9th 2008 8:28AM]

Die fanboys!

[Yubastard @ Apr 9th 2008 9:03AM]

jaja lol

[Riley @ Apr 9th 2008 6:04PM]

@ Lein
Care to give some of those examples that Linux "ripped off" from other OSes?

[ishism @ Apr 9th 2008 3:54PM]

@LEIN
People like you probably think the first person to breath, should have the pattent to air.
How much did MS pay you to drink thier haterade?

[nebulus @ Apr 9th 2008 8:21AM]

This is a video of an earlier version, looks pretty damn slick to me...

Better than vista if you ask me...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1178976041222285810&q=ubuntu+mobile&total=32&start=0&num=50&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

[waffles @ Apr 9th 2008 9:49AM]

car pc anyone? would blow away anything out there right now in terms of feeling like a completely integrated system.

[Shadyman @ Apr 9th 2008 5:44PM]

LinuxICE is a car-pc distro

[nikster @ Apr 9th 2008 10:23AM]

MID is a solution in search of a problem.

[johannson @ Apr 9th 2008 11:17AM]

ummm text input anyone? linux has no practical means of inputing text via touchscreen. that is the reason I stick with Vista which has AMAZING support for text input and touch screens. Vista's voice support is also pretty good but i love what they have done for my tablet. freakin awesome.

[skulldriveshaft @ Apr 10th 2008 12:17AM]

do you see the qwerty keyboard split on either side of the screen itself?

[iofthestorm @ Apr 10th 2008 12:03AM]

Meh, it took me a while to realize Moblin=Mobile Linux, I was wondering why Intel named an OS after an enemy from The Legend of Zelda for the longest time...