Moblin has been hard at work developing a new distribution of Linux that is attractive but also changes the way that people interact with their Netbooks.  Now Linpus is getting on the bandwagon and working on a Moblin based distribution.  The version is called LinpusLinux Lite 2 and the new Moblin 2.0 will be center stage for them.

The full details have not yet been released but are expected to be soon.  Linpus is best known for being the operating system on the Acer Aspire One.  They specialize in computers with slower processor speeds and smaller screens.  Linpus will be showing off Moblin 2.0 and their own Instant-On operating system this year at Computex in Taiwan.

Moblin 2.0 is gaining a lot of attention due to their aggressive pursuit of quick boot times and their intuitive user interface.  While Linpus is the first one to be publicly known to be distributing it many more are expected to follow in their footsteps.

Check It Out> Linpus via Liliputing & UMPC Portal

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Moblin is a new version of Linux designed specifically for Atom based Intel processors and is sponsored directly by Intel.  I have to admit that I was pretty harsh regarding Moblin 1.0 but that now with version 2 they might have me hooked.

Moblin has ditched xfce as the GUI in favor of their own interface built with Clutter.  It follows after HP and Ubuntu Netbook Remix in that they have rethought the entire user experience.  Virtually all other Netbook operating systems try to use the standard desktop and don’t deal with the smaller screen size correctly. With Moblin 2.0 they have designed the interface to compliment Netbooks instead of trying to make the same old thing “work”.

Check It Out> Arstechnica, Moblin