The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) have unfolded an initiative to accelerate the adoption of Linux on mobile devices.
Device manufactures hope that the open source operating system will allow them to lower development costs while create new devices at a faster rate. Linux also is expected to offer more flexibility in developing new devices and deliver more capable mobile phones. "We believe that the Mobile Linux Initiative will create the ideal forum where device manufacturers, network operators and developers can focus specifically on Linux and open source applications to move mobile handsets to the next level of functionality and profitability," said Stuart Cohen, chief executive of OSDL. Individual players in the mobile space already use Linux. Motorola has shipped about three million Linux handsets, the company claimed. Palmsource, maker of the Palm OS software, is in the process of swapping out its proprietary operating system for a version of Linux. OSDL is a global consortium that seeks to accelerate the adoption and growth of Linux. The organisation was founded in 2000 by several IT vendors including Computer Associates, IBM and Intel. Taken from: Tom Sanders in California vnunet.com 18 Oct 2005 Link: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2144060/osdl-push-linux-phones ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/hYOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe send a blank mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bdlug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
