A quick note on Ubuntu for netbooks

May 23, 2008 (Friday) | Linux Ubuntu

Few details are available yet, but Mark Shuttleworth revealed in an interview with the Guardian that a version of Ubuntu customized for the netbook market would be released in early June. Unfortunately, details are scarce; here's the line from the interview: [The Guardian]: Will you be coming out with a tailored version of Ubuntu for the ultraportable sector? [Mark Shuttleworth]: We're announcing it in the first week of June. It's called the Netbook Remix. We're working with Intel, which produces chips custom-made for this sector. I'm afraid that's it. A search of the launchpad site for this effort doesn't yield much either. I guess we'll be waiting until June, but here's hoping for optimizations related to the small screens and...