VIA joins Linux Foundation

Here's an announcement that nearly slipped under the radar - VIA has become the newest member of the Linux Foundation, a non-profit group "dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux." It was about a year ago now that VIA opened up the doors to code and specs. The increase in interest of using Linux in the mobile space is behind VIA's momentum in supporting Linux. VIA's VP of Marketing, Richard Brown said, "We are seeing new momentum for Linux, particularly in the mobile space, and are excited about the potential of Linux in this segment and are investing considerable resources in supporting developments in this area."

The announcement of VIA's membership should speed up VIA's ability to get code released with new kernels and it comes just in time for LinuxCon, a new conference being held in a week's time in the US, with several other big-hitters attending as well like Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell and Qualcomm.