Moblin 2 First Impressions
nerdyH notes a DesktopLinux.com first look at the alpha of Intel’s Moblin 2 toolkit for Linux distributors to create distributions for netbooks and other Atom-based kit. “A lot of notebooks and even netbooks these days run Windows, but also offer a minimalist Linux environment that boots in seconds. Now, with the Intel-sponsored Moblin project’s alpha release of Moblin 2 Monday, it looks like insanely fast boots will become a standard feature of full-featured Linux desktops, too. Some of the quick-booting environments out there are enough to give anyone a lasting hatred of Linux. Like those free bicycles that liberal, well-intentioned municipalities release into the wild from time to time, hoping to get drivers out of their cars, fast-boot Linux is probably doing more to harm than help the cause. But pretty soon, even full-featured Linux will boot in seconds. That’s because Intel’s built some mighty whizzy read-ahead boot technology into Moblin 2.”
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