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[News] Ubuntu Netbook Remix Valuable for Education

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A look at Ubuntu Netbook Remix

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| From an educational perspective, an Ubuntu-powered netbook might be a great 
| choice for students. These machines are typically quite low priced, making it 
| much easier for people to be able to own one themselves. Ubuntu is a well 
| supported platform, with thousands of items of software, including Moodle, 
| which could be used to construct an offline learning environment if someone 
| did not have constant access to the Internet. It is regularly updated with 
| new features (but you can also still with a long term stable version if you 
| want) keeping it in tune with today's world, unlike the ageing Windows XP 
| which was brought out years before most people even had broadband, never mind 
| a netbook.         
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http://www.greenhughes.com/content/a-look-ubuntu-netbook-remix


Recent:

Ubuntu gets the Remix right

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| Shuttleworth's company Canonical is behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution and
| recently announced what it called a Ubuntu Notebook Remix which could be used
| on certain portable internet-centric devices. In the case of Ubuntu, this is
| aimed at devices which are built around Intel's Atom procesor. This, of
| course, is trying to follow in the footsteps of the eeePC which has enjoyed
| success beyond anybody's wildest dreams.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18737/1090/


Ubuntu Netbook Remix - Linux's great white hope?

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| Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a version on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Herron) that's
| optimised for devices with small screens - Netbook is one of several terms
| kicking around to describe small, low-powered PCs.
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http://blogs.smh.com.au/gadgetsonthego/archives/2008/06/ubuntu_netbook_remix_linuxs_gr.html


Otellini: 'MID revolution will be centred round Linux'

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| Intel CEO says Microsoft's insistence on pushing Vista will hand market to
| open source rival
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| Intel's CEO has said that he sees the revolution that is about to happen
| around mobile internet devices (MID) such as the Eee PC and other Atom-based
| sub-notebooks will be "centred round Linux", in an interview with Associated
| Press.
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http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29939/Otellini-MID-revolution-will-be-centred-round-Linux


Hands on with the Ubuntu Netbook Remix

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| Canonical is positioning itself to take the lead on software in the
| subnotebook market, but a big piece of the puzzle is still absent: customers.
| Although Canonical is working closely with Intel on reference designs, there
| is no word yet about potential commercial adopters for the Netbook Remix. No
| major OEMs have revealed plans to use it yet and Canonical is still actively
| looking for new partners in the hardware space. Regardless of whether it gets
| picked up by hardware makers like Asus, it is sure to be a big hit with
| Ubuntu's fans. The fact that so many users are installing the regular desktop
| version of Ubuntu on their Eee laptops is strong indication that there is
| demand for Ubuntu on subnotebooks.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080604-hands-on-with-the-ubuntu-netbook-remix.html
http://tinyurl.com/3laf8b


The Ultimate Ultraportable?

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| As I've noted a number of times, I think the appearance of the ultraportable
| platform will provide a huge boost for GNU/Linux among ordinary users, and
| prove to be a watershed in the history of open source. The combination of
| ultraportable form factor with Ubuntu's ease-of-use will only magnify that
| effect. And if the rumours about Dell's new mini Inspiron running Ubuntu
| (presumably the Netbook Remix) prove correct, we could be witnessing the
| birth of the ultimate ultraportable.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=870&blogid=14
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