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ARM and Canonical form alliance to bring Ubuntu to ARMv7 architecture
ARM and Canonical Ltd announced a new alliance last week to bring the Ubuntu Desktop OS to the ARMv7 processor architecture. According to the Canonical press release,
“The combination of a commercially supported, optimized Ubuntu distribution for ARM, together with Canonical’s ability to tailor solutions to specific ARM technology-based devices and OEM requirements, ensures that highly-optimized systems can be rapidly deployed into the fast growing mobile computing market.”
The new OS version will target the ARMv7 architecture including the upcoming ARM Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processors which are expected in next generation netbook devices.
With this alliance in place, netbook manufacturers can now potentially develop netbook devices leveraging both ARM processors as well as a full blown Ubuntu Linux OS optimized for the platform. This is exactly what ARM needs if they intend to be a force in the netbook marketplace.
[Check it out via NetworkWorld]
