The Moblin project started out in life as an operating system targeted at the Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform but has morphed into a prime candidate for the Netbook world. With the release of the Moblin v2 beta in late May came the push specifically targeted at Netbooks designed around the Intel Atom processor family. A transition of project stewardship from Intel to the Linux Foundation also took place between the releases of Moblin v1 and v2.
Eeebuntu for EeePC and Ubuntu Fans
Eeebuntu is a custom Ubuntu distro optimized for use on Asus’ Eee PC line of netbooks. By incorporating Ubuntu with the Array Kernel and EeeConfigure, Eeebuntu eliminates much of the massaging Ubuntu would require to fully work on Asus’ popular netbook.
via A look at Eeebuntu Base 3.0 | Software News – Betanews.
Sounds like a worthy endeavor. I need to get my hands on an external DVD drive to reload my EeePC.