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Moblin's Newfound Momentum Will Increase Open Source OS Fragmentation

Wow, could the world of open source mobile operating systems possibly become more fragmented? Yesterday, we noted that at this week's Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference in San Francisco notebooks running on the open source Moblin OS are due to arrive, and Intel officials demonstrated a smartphone with an Atom chip running Moblin. Moblin will join Google's upcoming Chrome OS and Ubuntu in the fight to keep open source operating systems competitive on netbooks, and Intel's phone demo based on an open source OS represents the company's first foray into chips and platform technology for smartphones. Moblin/Intel phones may soon be competing with Android phones, and phones based on the upcoming open source version of Symbian's OS.


Analyst Reports That Nokia Will Offer an ARM-Based Android Netbook

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Daniel Amir writes in a research note that Nokia plans to launch an ARM-based netbook that relies on the Google-pioneered Android mobile operating system in 2010. GigaOm 's Stacey Higginbotham notes that if an ARM-based Android netbook fails, there could easily be an alternative design in the works, due to Nokia's and Intel's new, far-reaching open source-focused partnership. Daniel Amir's research note reports that Nokia's Android-based netbook would be sold by carriers. Check out more details in the GigaOm story.?


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After 5 months of work, there's a new version of the Amarok music app. The playlist can now be customized to only show the information you care about, matching the way you use Amarok.

Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS. The future of the operating system is clouded, but its legacy will endure.

Intel buys Wind River: the end of the Wintel duopoly? Wind River is a leader in embedded devices, and will become part of Intel's strategy to grow its presence outside the traditional PC.

ARM: Android needs more work before it will sing on netbooks. Moblin and Windows Embedded CE may be in ARM's future, executive says.

U.K. considers emulating data.gov. The government is considering launching an open source data website, similar to the data.gov site launched by the U.S. government in May.



Novell Teaming With Intel to Encourage Moblin Adoption

As the story broke yesterday that Novell and Intel were joining forces to encourage OEMs and ODMs to use the Linux-based Moblin platform on netbooks and small devices, a number of comments -- and questions -- began swirling in the open source world.

InfoWorld wonders if the collaboration efforts aren't a bad omen for Novell's SUSE Linux, while CNet's Matt Asay thinks the move could be a positive one for Moblin and Novell, and one that could ultimately give Google's Android a real fight.