Name: BoF: State of Linux on ARM Laptops - Mani Sadhasivam & Stefan Schmidt, Linaro Ltd
Start: 2025-06-23T17:30:00-0600
End: 2025-06-23T18:30:00-0600

June 23 - 25, 2025
Denver, Colorado
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Monday June 23, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2A

ARM Laptops are getting a lot of traction these from the OEMs, driven mostly by the customer interest. But majority of the ARM laptops are shipping with Windows pre- installed (exception being ARM based Macbooks). So developers often need to hack these laptops to get Linux running on it. And this obviously leads to fragmentation as each laptops require different process to run Linux. Starting from custom boot chain to hacked up distro. This BoF is all about about ARM laptops. Join us if you want to learn about the Linux experience on some of these laptops we've got our hands on or share your own experience if you've ever brought up or used Linux on them.

Speakers

Stefan Schmidt

Tech Lead / Senior Linux Kernel Engineer, Linaro Ltd.

Stefan Schmidt is a FOSS contributor for nearly 20 years now. During this time he worked on different projects and different layers of the Linux ecosystem. From bootloader and Kernel over build systems for embedded to user interfaces. After years as a freelancer, member of the Samsung... Read More →

Manivannan Sadhasivam

Senior Staff Engineer, Qualcomm India Pvt Ltd

Mani is an Open Source enthusiast working as a Senior Staff Engineer for Qualcomm India Pvt Ltd. He maintains the PCI Controller drivers, PCI Endpoint Subsystem, Qualcomm MHI bus, and several drivers in the Linux Kernel.

Monday June 23, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2A

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Stefan Schmidt

Manivannan Sadhasivam

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