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Linux
Linux is the Unix-like open source computer operating system created by Finnish enthusiast Linus Torvalds (hence its name). While his team creates the kernel of the OS, an ever-growing band of Linux enthusiasts and businesses create the applications that utilize Linux, such is the free distribution nature of the project. Increasingly popular as a server-side [...]
Linux on embedded systems
Telecom/datacom will remain the largest consuming market for embedded Linux software development solutions. The list, which shows leading vertical markets and applications for embedded Linux software development tools and operating systems, contains the present and future domains: Telecom/datacom Consumer electronics Industrial automation Retail automation Office automation Military/aerospace Automotive Information automation Medical
Linux future scales up
At the time when distributed architectures such as those proposed by IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Sun Microsystems are beginning to emerge, Linux should be considered for its ability to scale out in a horizontal fashion. The key is mainframes, which are generally considered to be scalable machines. The end of the world is near. At last [...]
Will Linux find a future on the desktop?
A key area of advancement in open source is visual. As digital converge comes to fruition, the move toward an open environment for entertainment took a major leap when Sun Microsystems released Project Looking Glass under GPL. Email functionality is another subject to discuss: this will be the most significant factor governing the take-up of [...]
Java and embedded Linux
It is possible to contemplate, now, the coming exponential proliferation of smart devices using Java and Linux. This trend is fueled by powerful and highly integrated system – on chip processors, coupled with large-capacity systems and storage memories (both disk and silicon), and empowered by wired and wireless communications interfaces (IrDA, Ethernet, Blue Tooth, 802.11). [...]