It appears IBM may be quietly preparing to unveil a Linux-targeted version of their Java Virtual Machine for embedded systems. Without fanfare, a beta “Linux X86” version has recently appeared in the IBM J9 VM developer's download zone. What's this all about? (more…)

Journalist Jason Compton writes, at OpenSource IT, about the rapid growth of interest in Linux within the enormous — and enormously diverse — embedded devices market. Compton writes . . . (more…)

Adomo wants a place in your home. Not on top of your TV, or as a firewall or gateway hiding in a closet. What Adomo wants, is to fill your home with a network of low-cost, easy-to-use information appliances. All over the place. And they will all have Linux inside. (more…)

Linda Sadlouskos, of [email protected] Week, reports on Eazel, a Palo Alto, Calif. startup formed by some key Apple ex-employees with the objective of creating an improved GUI for Linux desktop users. Sadlouskos writes . . . (more…)

Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 11:25:02 -0600 (MDT)
From: Richard Stallman
To: [email protected]
Subject: Caution: Motif is still not free software (more…)

Tokyo, JAPAN — (press release) — e-CAT Limited announced SuperLinux, a ready-to-use embedded Linux that offers an efficient and low cost solution to all common Intranet and embedded systems demands. (more…)

Liberty, SC — (press release) — Sealevel Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of communications and I/O cards for industrial, laboratory, and embedded systems, today announced the addition of Linux support for it's line of UART based serial I/O cards. (more…)

eWEEK editor Carmen Nobel recently attended a wearable-computer trade conference, where she ran across keynote speaker Steve Mann. Mann's personal wearable computer runs “WOS” (WearComp Operating System), which is based on Linux. Nobel writes . . . (more…)

LINDON, Utah — (press release) — Lineo, Inc., a leading developer of embedded Linux system software, today began shipping Embedix SDK for x86, a software development kit that simplifies the development of embedded devices and systems. This tool set allows developers to include only the components of Linux and other software needed for the specific solutions of Lineo's OEM customers. (more…)

An official “Call for Votes” (CFV) is currently in progress for the creation of the unmoderated USENET group: comp.os.linux.embedded (the discussion of the Linux operating system on embedded hardware). The vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. (more…)

In this article about a new Linux-based multi-device home information and computing environment being developed by Adomo, LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum explores Adomo's “fresh” approach to a home computing architecture. Topics covered include how the system works, what's inside the devices, why Adomo selected Linux, and what's planned for the future. (more…)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — LinkUp Systems Corporation today announced its L7205 system-on-chip solution. The highly integrated device, which is aimed at the fast-growing Internet and information appliance market, includes an ARM720T processor plus two UARTs, USB port, IrDA interface, codec, DSP, and dual LCD display controllers. (more…)

The coming Java-Linux duopoly

I'm not an expert on Linux devices. I'm not even an expert on Linux. I've used Unix and (lately Linux) as an applications developer, and my experience has primarily been with databases and application programming languages. However, I believe that my concurrent exposure to both Java and Linux has given me a few insights that may be worth sharing with those… (more…)

In this opinion piece, Ganesh Prasad writes in great detail about a wide range of timely topics. You may, or may not, agree with his assessment of Java as the wave of the future — but he makes some truly stunning points about the disruptive effects of Open Source, Linux, and the web/Internet on the computing software/hardware establishment. (more…)

The second cvs milestone for Bayonne has been made available from ftp://www.voxilla.org/pub/bayonne. This second release introduces support for Pika Analog DSP cards using a bayonne telephony plugin driver that interfaces with the Pika MonteCalro API under GNU/Linux. (more…)