Subject: Linux grabs the embedded market {EDN Magazine}
From: Stanley Long (slong@customcpu.com)
Date: Sat Nov 09 2002 - 18:11:34 AKST
Pick and place: Linux grabs the embedded market
Built with contributions from hundreds of software experts, the Linux
operating system has captured the attention of embedded-system
developers worldwide.
By Warren Webb, Technical Editor -- EDN, 10/31/2002
http://www.e-insite.net/ednmag/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA253780&pubdate=10/31/2002
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"The Linux community has been successful in preventing multiple versions
through an elaborate system of upgrade proposals and releases." Good
explanation of some beneifits from standardization.
"Linux is replacing many of these home-brewed operating systems, as the
complexity of embedded devices outgrows the capability or funding of
in-house software teams."
Embedded Debian Project: a set of build tools for embedded-system
developers
Commercial support gets its due.
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