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Moblin, Maemo merge to form light weight Linux for netbooks, handhelds
The idea is to optimize the software to work with as many devices as possible including netbooks, tablets, phones, automobile entertainment systems, and even internet-connected televisions. The partnership is still pretty young and the closest thing I can find to a screenshot on the MeeGo website is under the Netbook section where we see an image of an OS that looks an awful lot like Moblin and not much like Maemo. The connected TV, In-Vehicle, and Media phone images all feature a vague, blurry picture that doesn't really show us anything.
We should see the first release of MeeGo in the second quarter of 2010. Applications from the Intel AppUp Center and Nokia Ovi Store should be able to run on the platform. The Linux Foundation will be hosting the project.
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Subscribe to commentsProlornFeb 15th 2010 10:09AM
"MeeGo"?
They had two perfectly good names (Moblin and Maemo) and "Meego" is the best the they could come up with?
JamesFeb 15th 2010 5:36PM
Well the alternative was "MaeGo", as in "May-Go, May-Not".
DpmtFeb 15th 2010 10:14PM
Maemo is pronounced Mi-Mo by all the Finn's I've seen. So the as you have it spelled would be Mi-Go which sounds great. My guess it the Intel people couldn't pronounce it and came up with a compromise.
passenger-kFeb 15th 2010 9:10PM
"work with as many devices as possible including netbooks"
The real irony is that Nokia is making a netbook powered by an Intel chipset codenamed "Poulsbo" and we are yet to see any vendor supported linux driver for that.