> The Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) effort is one to provide a good desktop > experience on subnotebooks / UMPCs by using a different desktop > representation of the same apps. Hmm..I think the following text confused me from this website: http://www.ubuntu.com/news/netbook-remix
"Ubuntu Netbook Remix leverages Moblin technologies optimized for the Intel Atom processor. Intel and Canonical are working to create a next generation computing experience across a new category of affordable Internet-centric, portable devices; including Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), netbooks, nettops and embedded devices based on Intel Atom processor technology." I thought the Ubuntu Netbook Remix is result of moblin technologies Kushal Koolwal I do blog at http://blogs.koolwal.net/ > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:51:35 +0200 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Intel Atom Processor > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008, Kushal Koolwal wrote: >>> The atom seem to be x86-compatible. so what is the issue that would stop >>> it from any i386-based Debian package? >> That's true. But it seems that these processors are low power and are >> made for Ultra mobile PC (UMPC) and netbooks and to take advantage of >> this the applications need to be optimized/ported to take advantages >> that this processor has to offer. >> >> For example, Ubuntu started the netbook-remix program to port >> applications for Intel Atom processors based on the Intel's moblin >> project (http://www.moblin.org/). >> https://edge.launchpad.net/netbook-remix > > Hmm you're mixing many different things here. > > The Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) effort is one to provide a good desktop > experience on subnotebooks / UMPCs by using a different desktop > representation of the same apps. > > moblin 1.0 is an effort to provide new software for Mobile Internet > Devices (MIDs); small screens too, but importantly *touchscreen* based, > and even smaller form factor. In 1.0, moblin software runs atop the > "Hildon" stack, the Gtk+-based toolkit developped by Nokia for its MID > series. > > Ubuntu's project to support Intel Atom processors takes the form of the > "lpia" dpkg architecture which is basically like x86, but with > different optimizations. Also, this architecture has been used to > enable Hildon or MID specific changes / patches / configs / hacks. > > moblin software is being packaged in Ubuntu. I'm not sure UNR landed > in Ubuntu proper for now. I think current UNR images are only i386 > based (not lpia). Ubuntu Mobile / Ubuntu MID images are only lpia. > > -- > Loïc Minier > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now! http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]