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Ubuntu Mobile & EmbeddedDavid Mandala16 April 2008
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Topics
What is a MID
What is Ubuntu Mobile & Embedded
Intel
Community
Resources
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What is a MID?Consumer centric device
Gen Y
Digital Parents
Task oriented device
Communication
Entertainment
Information
Productivity (secondary use case)
Simple and Rich Experience
Intuitive UI
Integrated applications
“Invisible” Linux OS
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Ubuntu Mobile & EmbeddedCompletely new product based on Ubuntu core technology
Incorporates some open source components from maemo.org
Adds new mobile applications developed by Intel
Adapts existing open source applications for mobile devices
Challenges:
Applications can't fit on small screens
Applications are designed for keyboard and mouse, not fingers and touch screen
Different expectations for a consumer device
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How is it different from Ubuntu desktop?
User experience for MID end users, not Linux experts
GNOME Mobile (Hildon) instead of GNOME desktop
Apps are optimized to fit 4.5”7” touch LCDs
Kernel, drivers and libraries optimized for LPIA
WiFi, WiMax, 3G and Bluetooth builtin
Fits in 500MB flash/SSD, for 2GB+ devices
Who is it for?
ODMs and OEMs making MIDs
ISVs developing MID apps
Ubuntu Mobile & Embedded
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Ubuntu Mobile Architecture
Linux Kernel 2.6.24 & LibrariesI/O DriversNetwork Drivers
X11, Cairo, Pango, OpenGL
Email Instant MessagingBrowser Flash
Media player / HelixHildon
GTK Document / PDF
WiFi, WiMAX, HSDPA, WPA, DHCP, DNS, mDNS, Bluetooth
gstreamer
HAL Accelerated Codecs
D-Bus
eBooks Video ConferencingPIM Camera
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Intel
Created http://www.moblin.org/ as a place for specific Intel software for MIDs.
Intel projects
Image creator
Power policy manager & other settings utilities
Web browser
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Ubuntu Mobile and Moblin
Ubuntu 8.04
Moblin
Ubuntu Mobile
GNOME MobileMID-optimized
Apps
Wireless and LPIA-optimized
Components
Ubuntu Mobile Core is completely Open Source (FLOSS)
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Ubuntu Mobile Community
How do we involve community?
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Ubuntu Mobile Community
Open Engagement with the community for MID and mobile platforms:
We have entirely transparent community processes.
MID/Mobile track at Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS), specifications that are open to community participation.
a Code Of Conduct.
a number of open and transparent community councils and boards
We use launchpad.net to make it easy to interact with different projects and community.
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Ubuntu Mobile Community
Open Engagement with the community for MID and mobile platforms:
Three person dedicated community team that also works to grow and propagate a mobile community.
Work to use upstream Open Source software at the heart of our mobile solutions.
Engage with upstream communities and work with them.
These are the driving forces behind change and growth in the Ubuntu
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Ubuntu Mobile Community
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Ubuntu Mobile Resources
Ubuntu Resources:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded/
http://launchpad.net/
IRC: FreeNode #ubuntumobile
Related Resources:
http://www.moblin.org/
http://maemo.org/
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