But it will be interesting to see which Linux that will be. At the moment, the company that most obviously appears to be making a determined effort to be the supplier of Linux for handheld systems is Lineo. Don't expect to be able to download your copy anytime soon. The other company that is making a try for handheld systems is Transvirtual, with its PocketLinux system. At a first glance, PocketLinux appears to be grinding to a halt - there has been no release since 1.0 in January, and mailing list traffic has slowed to a stop.
Appearances can be deceptive, however.
Transvirtual has been quiet, evidently, due to a move into a new, larger office in San Francisco. There are also rumors about a new round of financing that is to be announced soon. But it does seem that there will be a major change with PocketLinux - new releases are going to be based on a different system, called Familiar . A quick look, though, reveals that work on a free handheld distribution is proceeding nicely. The 0.4 release came out on May 14.