The attempted standardisation of mobile Linux has been put on hold indefinitely, after the Linux Phone Standards Forum announced it was to merge with the Linux Mobile Foundation.
Google's Android mobile phone stack will fork into multiple versions, according to Symbian's research chief David Wood.
Yet another mobile Linux alliance has been formed, this time with a focus on devices with larger displays.
The Linux mobile market is set to explode with the second open-source-based phone on sale over the Internet, opening the door for developers to build their own applications.
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