OSDL Mobile Linux Initiative
The OSDL is supposed to be launching an initiative to bring Linux to mobile phones on Monday. Fantastic news! The article does a good job of outlining some of the technical challenges. Power management under Linux has been something that could be improved on for a long time, and combining the need for power management with the need to show realtime OS response times could present some tough challenges. The Linux kernel group is also an idealistic bunch. They tend to hold out for something that satisfies all the requirements instead of tossing any old feature into the mainline kernel. Sometimes that forces the evolution of some really unique solutions. I think there’s room for a ton of improvement in terms of mobile OSes, and having the Linux kernel evolve in that direction would spark the kind of innovation I think we need.
November 14th, 2005 at 2:19 pm
[...] Coverage from Linuxdevices.com today of the Linux Phone Standard (LiPS). Yay! It’s an effort that fits in quite well with the Mobile Linux Initiative from the OSDL. The OSDL effort is a relatively low level push, aiming to make the kernel itself appropriate for use in mobile devices. However the LiPS consortium is aiming to come up with application level interfaces and define an SDK for developing applications targeting Linux phones. I love to see stuff like this. Kinda wish Nokia was involved though. They’re starting to stack up some badass Linux mojo in terms of both the device and on-device software and the impressive structure they’ve given the SDK. Being involved in something like this could really help out both sides. [...]