Matt Loney, of IT Week, reports on Transmeta's plans to release its Mobile Linux to the open-source community. Loney writes . .

“Mobile Linux is optimised for Transmeta's Crusoe processor, with device driver support and enhancement for the company's LongRun power management technology. The operating system will also have a more compact BIOS, a Flash-based file system, improved power management and a smaller memory footprint than current Linux distributions. Transmeta engineers have rewritten the file system of Mobile Linux to be more compact, while adding features such as sorting and error checking.”

“The absence of a software licence fee could make devices based on the [Linux] operating system cheaper than similar Microsoft-based products.”

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