Moblin

Moblin was an open-source Linux distribution and development project sponsored by Intel, focused on mobile Internet devices and netbooks. Initiated in 2007, its goal was to create a fast, energy-efficient OS optimized for Intel Atom processors and touch-friendly interfaces. Early Moblin releases used GTK-based components and a user interface designed for quick boot and simple navigation, suitable for small-screen devices.

In 2009–2010 Moblin matured into Moblin 2, featuring a refreshed, more integrated user experience and improved performance for mobile hardware. The project supported x86 and ARM architectures and targeted devices such as netbooks, mid-range laptops, and embedded systems.

In 2010 Intel merged Moblin with Nokia’s Maemo project to create MeeGo, a cross-device Linux distribution intended to cover smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and embedded devices. MeeGo combined Moblin’s user experience with Maemo technologies and governance; however, the platform's active development waned after a few years, as OEMs pursued other paths.

By 2012 the MeeGo effort was succeeded by the Tizen project, a Linux-based open platform under the Linux Foundation, backed by Intel and Samsung among others. Tizen integrated many ideas from MeeGo and Moblin into a broader ecosystem for mobile and embedded devices.

Moblin itself was discontinued as a standalone project; its technologies, components, and design principles influenced later Linux-based mobile ecosystems, particularly MeeGo and Tizen.