NovellCTO: Netbook will promote Linux development

Article title: NovellCTO: Netbook will promote Linux development. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Nat Friedman, chief technology and strategy officer of Novell Linux, said today that because netbooks are characterized by low prices and low storage space, the user's requirements for this device will facilitate the development of Linux. He believes: "Users who buy netbooks do not care about the operating system they use, because they buy this product for the purpose of not running large software such as Microsoft Office, but surfing the Internet ."

Knight Friedman, chief technology and strategy officer of Novell Linux

At present, HP, Lenovo, and other vendors have pre-installed the SUSE Linux operating system developed by Novell in their notebook products. He revealed that Novell is negotiating with Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo to pre-install the Linux operating system in the netbooks of the two companies.

Netbook is a brand new computer product with a low price. in terms of function design, it mainly provides users with convenient online functions. Novell announced in May that Microstar preinstalled Novell's enterprise desktop SUSE Linux 10 in its Wind netbook.

He said that most low-price netbooks will use Linux to save high licensing costs for Windows operating systems. In addition, most netbooks only have about 2 GB of flash memory, which is more suitable for Linux operating systems.

The advantage of preinstalling SUSE Linux for users is that Novell can work with netbook manufacturers to ensure that the hardware driver of netbook is normal, this is more convenient than installing operating systems and drivers for different hardware.