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Kernel Log: What's coming in 2.6.28 - Part 5: updates for netbooks and notebook
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| Following the kernel developers' addition of a driver to the kernel
| supporting the ACPI Integrated Graphics Device OpRegion Specification, as we
| reported previously, thanks to ACPI developers, a change to the driver found
| its way into the kernel on Wednesday night. The modification tells the driver
| to give preference to ACPI for controlling backlighting in notebook displays.
| Netbook and notebook drivers for Asus – 1, 2, Compal, Fujitsu, MSI, Sony and
| IBM/Lenovo now no longer control brightness if it can be handled by ACPI.
| These two processes sometimes butted heads in the past.
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http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Kernel-Log-What-s-coming-in-2-6-28-Part-5-updates-for-netbooks-and-notebooks--/news/111958
http://tinyurl.com/5mblow
ARMed and Dangerous - to Microsoft
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| It's often forgotten that one of the strengths of GNU/Linux is the
| extraordinary range of platforms it supports. Where the full Windows stack is
| only available for Intel processors - even Windows CE, a distinct code-base,
| only supports four platforms - GNU/Linux is available on a dizzying array of
| other hardware.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/11/armed-and-dangerous-to-microsoft.html
Recent:
Ubuntu on a Chip: ARMv7 Devices to Get Full Ubuntu Desktops
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| Canonical has announced that because of increased demand from hardware
| manufacturers, it will begin supporting ARMv7 processors (used in many
| smaller and system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices) with an optimized, commercially
| supported, full version of the Ubuntu desktop.
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http://ostatic.com/176924-blog/ubuntu-on-a-chip-armv7-devices-to-get-full-ubuntu-desktops
Ubuntu to run on ARM
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| ARM has announced that it has made a deal with Canonical, the company behind
| the Ubuntu Linux distribution, to create a version of Ubuntu for ARM
| processors that will offer the full desktop experience on low power devices.
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http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10438&Itemid=1
ARM Cortex-based netbooks due soon
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| While Microsoft has not produced an ARM-compatible version of its mainstream
| Windows operating system, the chip architecture is supported by Windows CE,
| multiple Linux distributions and a version of Apple's OS X.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39527261,00.htm
Linux SDIO stack targets ARM SoCs
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| Chennai, India-based EmbWise has ported its Linux SDIO stack to two ARM-based
| system-on-chips (SoCs). Its SDIOWorx stack is now available for Freescale's
| i.MX31 and i.MX27 multimedia SoCs, which are primarily targeted at the
| personal media player (PMP), personal navigation device (PND), and video
| surveillance camera markets, says EmbWise.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8045352228.html
Tiny boards gain Linux cross-tools support
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| Gumstix says its tiny ARM-Linux SBCs now support the OpenEmbedded (OE) build
| environment. In addition to pre-built Linux images, the company now offers
| a "gumstix-oe" collection of source files and bitbake recipes, for those
| wishing to use the open source cross-compilation environment.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4583974857.html
Dual-core ARM SoC clocks to 1.2GHz
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| The MV7x SoCs are supported by a reference design development platform,
| including software drivers, toolchain, and BSPs for Linux, VxWorks, and BSD.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6658204257.html
Related:
Why Ubuntu on ARM Could be a Rich Seam
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| ARM today announced that the total number of processors shipped by its
| Partners has exceeded ten billion.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
| [...]
|
| A Nokia-sponsored project is porting Ubuntu Linux to the ARM architecture.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/04/why-ubuntu-on-arm-could-be-rich-seam.html
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| Around 98% of the world's CPUs manufactured are used in embedded systems.
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http://www.digitaltippingpoint.com/?q=node/132
Four billion embedded systems shipped in '06
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3686249103.html
Linux still top embedded OS
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| In a new whitepaper on Linux in the embedded market, VDC researchers cite the
| following reasons for Linux's popularity:
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| * Licensing cost advantages
| * Flexibility of source code access
| * General familiarity
| * Maturing ecosystem of applications and tools
| * Growing developer experience with Linux as an embedded OS
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4920597981.html
Embedded Linux research report ships
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| EDC noted that some 40 percent of the survey's 500 respondents were targeting
| embedded Linux.
|
| [...]
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| Also in the earlier reports, Andrews observed that the need for RTOS source
| code was "one of the reasons that proprietary RTOSes created in-house for a
| specific system have long been popular, and now it's a primary motivating
| factor in the adoption of Embedded Linux."
|
| The now completed survey results are said to include "expert analysis" from
| Ann Thryft, a 20-year industry veteran. The report includes chapters on
| platforms, processors, tools, languages, security, target devices, mobile
| development, and of course, Linux.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7613839836.html
Microsoft Worried Over Linux Dominance In Embedded Space
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| Renames its family of products to target the embedded market.
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/26010/news.htm
Who's afraid of embedded Linux? Microsoft
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| ...Microsoft is fighting a losing battle here. It's like gravity.
| Eventually you just stop fighting and learn to accept it. Even Microsoft.
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9919632-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
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