metajunk » Software http://www.metajunk.net Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:03:28 +0000 en hourly 1 ARM, Samsung, IBM, Freescale, TI and more join to form Linaro, speed rollout of Linux-based devices http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/arm-samsung-ibm-freescale-ti-and-more-join-to-form-linaro-s/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/arm-samsung-ibm-freescale-ti-and-more-join-to-form-linaro-s/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:45:00 +0000 Darren Murph My, my -- what have we here? No, seriously, what is this hodgepodge of (rival) companies, and why have they suddenly decided to high five each other here at Computex? Frankly, we're still trying to piece it all together, but after sitting through a Linaro launch event in Taipei, we're beginning to get a better handle on the relationship that Samsung, ARM, IBM, Freescale, ST-Ericsson, Texas Instruments and the Linux Foundation have just made official. The outfits mentioned above are coming together to form the UK-based Linaro (a not-for-profit entity), which currently has 25 engineers but will see that figure shoot up to nearly a hundred around the world in the coming days. In short, the new firm -- which will have an annual budget in the "tens of millions of dollars" but below "$100 million" -- is seeking to "speed the rollout of Linux-based devices," with one of the key points being this: Linaro will "provide a stable and optimized base for distributions and developers by creating new releases of optimized tools, kernel and middleware software validated for a wide range of SoCs, every six months."

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It allows you to bulk install up to 58 popular Windows apps without having to sit there and click through those annoying pop up questions. Obviously, you want to keep the install time down—because things can go downhill while you wait. [Ninite via Lifehacker]



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It allows you to bulk install up to 58 popular Windows apps without having to sit there and click through those annoying pop up questions. Obviously, you want to keep the install time down—because things can go downhill while you wait. [Ninite via Lifehacker]



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