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Linux shares antecedents with Apple’s iOS, because it is an attempt, similar to BSD, to create an entirely free version of Unix. It dates back to the 80s, but was pulled together by a kernel added by young Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds in 1991. Prior to Torvalds’ involvement, other programmers had created libraries, compilers, editors and a windowing system under the GNU General Public License. Since around 2003 handset makers have been tireless in their attempts to reduce Linux to an embedded version which fits onto a phone, with the LiMo Foundation and MeeGo being the best thought of. But it has been Google’s Android which has dominated, which relies on the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine sitting above Linux, published as Open Source under the Apache license. Rethink Wireless notes there are moves by rivals to re-interpret Applications for this Virtual Machine code for other operating environments and is following this debate closely.
Click for Samsung may merge bada and Tizen
When the first release of the Linux-based Tizen OS, whose development is led by Samsung and Intel, was seen earlier this month, it bore some strong resemblances to the Korean vendor's homegrown platfo ...
- Tizen alpha release seeks place in packed OS space
- Samsung plans two new OS releases
- Intel merges MeeGo with LiMO platform
Ubuntu for Android converges desktop and mobile
22 February, 2012
Software allows mobile device to run full desktop session on monitor, providing PC functionality without PC cost
Mozilla to woo operators for its mobile OS project
20 February, 2012
Boot 2 Gecko set for release later this year as a multiscreen, cloud-oriented system to free developers from mobile siloes
Tizen alpha release seeks place in packed OS space
11 January, 2012
Open source platform, which combines MeeGo and LiMO, could appear on Samsung devices soon, with bada-like UI
Nokia buys new OS for featurephone push
9 January, 2012
As rumors of Microsoft acquisition swirl, Finnish giant takes Smarterphone to boost its presence in non-smartphone world
Mozilla's mobile OS to be ready in mid-2012
6 November, 2011
Developers get their hands on Boot to Gecko in December, with new user interface and web app store planned next year
Ubuntu latest Linux to come to smartphones
31 October, 2011
Canonical plans to extend its latest distribution, and its Unity user interface, to tablets, handsets and TVs
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