In addition, embedded Linux distributions provide a kernel and application code for processors or boards that are characteristic of embedded systems and not just for desktop or server systems.

Now I had to put the full Linux system and kernel on the embedded flash disk and configure LILO for booting. Never one for close tolerances, I chose a 64MB M-Systems MD2202 DiskOnChip.

A newly released update to Linux delivers kernel pre-emption, improved scheduling, and a Posix (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) for enhanced real-time performance. Depending on the ...

Freed from the typical difficult and arcane embedded-development tools, users of the Debian GNU/Linux can more efficiently develop applications directly on their embedded systems using native GNU ...

Software linux embedded Real-time Linux has been integrated into the main kernel following two decades of development A potential game-changer for industrial automation and safety-critical systems ...

In turn, the ability of engineers to master embedded Linux systems will become critical for achieving rapid, reliable development of more sophisticated systems.

This installment discusses development models. There are two different models of Embedded Linux development: Cross-platform and self-hosted. Cross-platform development The traditional model for ...

For the first time, Linus Torvalds speaks at an embedded Linux conference: "Many changes have been invisible. Even I don't see all the uses of Linux." ...

Linux distributions are not tied directly to Linux kernel development, so they come and go without affecting the core component of a Linux operating system. The kernel itself is mostly immune to ...

DigitalPersona releases its OneTouch® for Linux SDK that enables developers to create fingerprint-enabled applications for the Linux operating system. Designed for 2.6 kernel versions of the Novell ...

In the latest report on who writes Linux, the answer comes to almost 10,000 programmers since 2005 and 1,100 in the last year alone.