Symbian opens code
The Symbian Foundation has started open-sourcing its mobile operating system, announcing the release of the Symbian OS security package source code under the eclipse public licence, reports The Register.
Last summer, after swallowing the last of the old Symbian, Nokia told the world it would open source the company's entire mobile platform, creating the Symbian Foundation in tandem with Motorola, Sony Ericsson, NTT DoCoMo, Texas Instruments, Vodafone, Samsung, LG, and AT&T.
The security code is the first package to be moved off the closed Symbian Foundation Licence.
London Paper intros OS Web site
The London Paper has switched to an open source content management system as part of a major overhaul of its Web site, states Computerworld.
The News International-owned publication, which is read by over one million people in the capital each day, claims it is the first newspaper to run its Web site on an open source platform.
The London Paper worked with integration specialists Assanka to build the platform, based on open source content management system Drupal, over a five-and-a-half-week period.
Moblin supports next-gen MIDs
Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is an open source operating system and application stack for the next generation of mobile Internet devices (MIDs), netbooks, and nettops, according to ITVoir.com.
It was built around the Intel Atom processor, but the current builds are designed to minimise boot times and power consumption to create a netbook and MID-centric operating system.
The Moblin architecture is designed to support multiple platforms and usage models ranging from netbooks to MIDs, to various embedded usage models, such as the in-vehicle infotainment systems.
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