The Free Standards Group released version 1.0 of the Linux Standard Base specification last week. The goal of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) is to develop and promote a set of standards that will increase compatibility among Linux distributions and enable software applications to run on any compliant Linux system. (more…)

Borehamwood, UK — (press release excerpt) — SuSE Linux released a “Firewall on a CD”, a format that is more secure and easier to install and maintain. The “SuSE Linux Firewall on CD”, due to be presented at LinuxTage Expo in Stuttgart this week, was designed as an application level gateway and combines the high security standards of a hardware solution with the flexibility of a software firewall. (more…)

Hillsboro, OR — (press release excerpt) — RadiSys Corporation and Microware Systems Corporation today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which RadiSys, through a wholly owned subsidiary, will acquire Microware for $0.68 per share in an all-cash tender offer valued at approximately $13.1 million. (more…)

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• Three Years in Embedded Linux: A Talk with Hugo Fiennes and Marc Merlin, by Don Marti — Rock out at stop lights and never change a CD. (more…)

Twist my arm!… ThinkNIC people helpful… The Navy runs Linux, 'natch… (more…)

Time flies in embedded space.

Welcome to ELJ number four. When I started working on this column I was thinking about how fast time seemed to be moving. It seems like I just wrote the column for issue three a short time ago. (more…)

Richard gives us a concise review of Embedded Linux Programming with uClinux. (more…)

Sid takes a look at Boa, a web server suitable for embedded systems. (more…)

Living on Protoreal Time

We need to coin a new term: a measure of constant change that exceeds the pace of “internet time” to such a degree that it embodies Heisenbergian uncertainty: it's changing so fast you can't say what it is. (more…)

Centellis CO 21000-12U, Advanced Edge Router, MULTI 2000 IDE and TASTE Suite. (more…)

Daniel describes the development of Galleo and explains why Linux is the OS for the Internet. (more…)

Shohat and Singh explain the benefits of standardization, which will allow Linux to compete more successfully. (more…)

Flash isn't only a hard disk with no moving parts. This article shows you how to combine filesystem technologies to make the best use of Flash. (more…)

Rostad takes us through his experience replacing an instrument controller with a Linux-based update. A harsh 24/7 environment makes it more interesting. (more…)

In this article, Bryce gets us out of the house and into our new resort. (more…)