FROM
THE EDITOR
This week, Embedded Technology Journal dropped in on LinuxWorld to see if embedded applications have yet made the open-source OS prime time. It turns out that there was considerable embedded activity with Linux finding its way into all sorts of new and interesting applications. Our latest feature has the details.
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Embedded Technology Journal
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Lessons from LinuxWorld
It’s Not Just for Servers Anymore
Last week at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, we saw the expected contingent of server and IT technology. If you’re stacking lots of blades into a rack these days, chances are Linux is involved. Of course, we’ve been talking about Linux as an embedded operating system for quite some time now as well. Companies like Wind River have been working to make Linux a viable option for device software support for several years now.
The advent of embedded computing platforms sophisticated enough to handle the likes of Linux is a relatively recent event. Embedded computing has a history of low processing power, stingy memory resources, and meager I/O capability that has biased O/S selection toward small-footprint, minimalist implementations. Now, however, those days are gone, and big-time operating systems are finding their way into our small form-factor devices.
In much the same manner as in the desktop and enterprise computing worlds, the Linux contingent in embedded devices has been primarily made up of open-source evangelists – those who believe in the righteousness and power of open source development and who aren’t afraid to get their fingers dirty with a little self-managed software integration. On the other side, engineering teams who just wanted to get the job done often opted for fully-supported commercial operating systems. Their priority was to focus on their value-added applications, to get their product to market with minimal fuss, and to have a support line to call if something was amiss with the operating system. [more]
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