Canonical to Deliver Ubuntu for Classmate PCs
Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Intel Corporation to deliver Ubuntu as an operating system for the Intel-powered classmate PCs.
The new Intel-powered classmate PC (a netbook specifically designed for the education market) features a larger screen, more memory and larger SSD or HDD than the original classmate PC. It will also feature a modified version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix for the first time, improving the experience on smaller screens. The Intel-powered convertible classmate PC features a touch screen on which a user can rest their palm to write or draw, converts from a clamshell to a tablet PC and auto-adjusts between landscape and portrait depending on how the machine is held. Ubuntu will support all these use cases.
"Not only is this a significant step for an open operating system, it is a significant step for any device to be able to offer these capabilities, at this cost, on standardised hardware," said Jon Melamut, General Manager, OEM Services, Canonical. "Our goal has always been to take the best technology and make it available to everyone. Coupling our software with a fantastic, affordable education device like this is a concrete realisation of that ambition."
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