Canonical Talks Ubuntu on ARM

Our lovely friends over at ArmDevices.net nabbed themselves a great interview with Canonical’s ‘Partner Engineer’ Jerone Young who discusses the challenges and opportunities optimizing Ubuntu for ARM is bringing.

It’s a great interview well worth a watch so grab a coffee and get clued up on one of the most exciting areas for Ubuntu in computing right now…

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‘Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.07’ Coming to ARM In July, Demoed on ARM netbook

A new version of Ubuntu Netbook Edition optimized for ARM-based devices is due for release in July. Called ‘Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.7’ it will be based on Ubuntu 10.04.

A video, showing off Ubuntu NBE 10.7 on a prototype Pegatron designed, Freescale i.MX51 powered netbook, has shuffled up on the internet thanks, once again, to the guys at ArmDevices.net

Whilst there is nothing earth-shatteringly new or revelatory to witness in the OS in the video itself - other than Ubuntu rocking out slickly on ARM with the’2D’ version of the netbook launcher  - the Canonical representative (I didn’t catch his name) offers some great insights into Ubuntu on ARM & where it may be heading….

Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.07 ARM

Thanks to Brian

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