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Re-jigged Intel mobile Linux stack dumps Ubuntu (The Register)

[Posted July 24, 2008 by cook]

The Register notes Intel's change of Linux distribution on its Moblin mobile device platform. "Intel's project to put a Linux and open source stack on mobile devices is getting overhauled to attract developer support, having failed to generate much interest. A year after launching Moblin, Intel plans a second version of its open source stack in the next three weeks, sporting a new operating system, middleware, tools and graphical user interface (GUI). Under the changes, the existing Ubuntu-based kernel is out and Fedora is in, along with a set of Gnome-compatible mobile components that updates Moblin's previous Gnome implementation." (Thanks to Rahul Sundaram).

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TFA: Intel likes RPMs better than DEBs

Posted Jul 31, 2008 9:05 UTC (Thu) by walles (guest, #954) [Link]

Quoting TFA regarding the reason for the move: "Intel's director of Linux and open-source
strategy, told The Reg there was no falling out with Ubuntu, but the move to Fedora was a
technical decision based on the desire to adopt RPM for package management."

Without a better explanation that sounds like a silly reason to me.  Anybody knows what's
behind this?  Or do they *really* prefer RPMs?  Why, in that case?