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arm.com - 11/13/2008
ARM and Canonical to Bring Full Ubuntu Desktop Experience to Low-Power, ARM Technology-Based Computing Devices
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Popular commercially-supported Linux distribution Ubuntu to be available on low-power ARM SoCs with rich integrated graphics and video subsystems and a proven track record of low-power design

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SlashGear:  ARM netbook & MID chips coming; new deal with Ubuntu backers

Engadget:  Canonical bringing Ubuntu to ARM-powered devices

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ARM netbook & MID chips coming; new deal with Ubuntu backers
SlashGear — ... , they’re not the only three-letter company looking to take a bit out of Intel’s Atom.  ARM have released details of their own plans, collaborating with Canonical - the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu - to optimize the Linux distro for the ARMv7 architecture.  ARM chips, such as the Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9, are already found in multimedia and internet enabled devices like Archos’ recent ...

Canonical bringing Ubuntu to ARM-powered devices
Engadget — ... It was inevitable, really -- now that ARM processors are bound for netbooks and the like, it follows logic that ARM would tag team with Canonical to bring along Ubuntu support. The two firms have collaborated in order to "bring the full Ubuntu ...

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