Paula Rooney writes, in Computer Reseller News . . .

“When Linus Torvalds takes center stage at LinuxWorld on February 2, he will no longer wear the hat of the impartial shepherd of the Linux operating system, but that of the creator of a new Linux distribution, Mobile Linux. Transmeta's TM3120 Crusoe processor and associated Mobile Linux distribution, officially unveiled on Jan. 19, are aimed solely at OEMs building mobile Internet devices. Mobile Linux is a ROM-based Linux OS for mobile systems without hard disks that offers unique power management features and a reduction in the memory footprint.”

” . . . what's compelling about Mobile Linux is that it includes support for power management that is important for mobile devices and will allow devices to function longer on a battery, [which] means companies can create richer applications.”

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