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Archive for March, 2002

Lineo Regroups — Again [Linuxgram]

March 21, 2002

Linuxgram's Maureen O'Gara offers additional insight into this week's Lineo layoff in this article . . .

“. . . Lineo has cut staff. This time roughly 45%, reducing it to 75 people. The terminations were made Monday.” (more…)

uClibc 0.9.10 released

March 21, 2002

Version 0.9.9 of uClibc has been announced by Erik Andersen . . .

CodePoet Consulting is pleased to announce the immediate availability of uClibc 0.9.10. This release adds pthreads support (including pthreads support for mmu-less systems!). Additionally, thanks to Manuel Novoa III, we now have a completely new stdio library, which is small, standards compliant, supports pthreads,… (more…)

Which is better — the preempt patch, or the low-latency patch? Both!

March 20, 2002

In this whitepaper on Linux Scheduler Latency, Clark Williams of Red Hat Inc. compares the performance of two popular ways to improve kernel Linux preemption latency — the preemption patch pioneered by MontaVista and the low-latency patch pioneered by Ingo Molnar — and discovers that the best approach might be a combination of both. Williams writes . . . (more…)

Sun: A Closer Look at Linux

March 20, 2002

With various Linux-related news originating from Sun over the past few weeks, the company has posted a comprehensive overview of their open source and Linux strategy . . . (more…)

Lineo swallows another bitter pill, cuts staff to under 80

March 20, 2002

Citing “the impact of the economic downturn that has prevailed since March”, Lineo reduced its headcount again this week and continued the process begun last Fall of narrowing its focus to three key target markets. (more…)

Eclipse Project Keeps Rising [LinuxPlanet]

March 20, 2002

Jacqueline Emigh provides an update and overview regarding the Eclipse project, and previews the enhanced Eclipse 2.0 slated for release in May in this story at LinuxPlanet. Emigh writes . . . (more…)

Sharp Zaurus UK launch date set [ZDNet]

March 20, 2002

Writing at ZDNet UK, Matt Loney reports on the anticpated April launch of the Linux-powered Sharp Zaurus, citing the retail price as a 'sticking point'. Loney writes . . . (more…)

Article: Which is better — the preempt patch, or the low-latency patch? Both!

March 20, 2002

In this whitepaper on Linux Scheduler Latency, Clark Williams of Red Hat Inc. compares the performance of two popular ways to improve kernel Linux preemption latency — the preemption patch pioneered by MontaVista and the low-latency patch pioneered by Ingo Molnar — and discovers that the best approach might be a combination of both. (more…)

Interview: Linus’ latest lieutenant [developerWorks]

March 19, 2002

In this interview at IBM's developerWorks website, Linux Magazine editor Robert McMillan conducts a Q&A with with Marcelo Tosatti, maintainer of the 2.4 Linux kernel. McMillan writes . . . (more…)

Second major book on Embedded Linux is published

March 19, 2002

Addison Wesley Professional has released a new technical book on Embedded Linux entitled Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing. From the book's back cover . . .

Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing — by Dr. Craig Hollabaugh — is one of the first books available that teaches you development and implementation of interfacing applications on an… (more…)

KDE.org announces Qt support for Mono

March 19, 2002

KDE.org has announced Qt support for Mono. This marks the first step in developing an open source alternative to Microsoft's .NET . . . (more…)

Embedded Linux supports Home Network Processors

March 19, 2002

Newport Beach, CA — (press release excerpt) — Conexant Systems Inc. and Lineo Inc. today announced embedded Linux support for the Conexant CX821xx home network processor line. Conexant's embedded Linux board support package (BSP) is designed to lower software development costs for product designs utilizing CX821xx processors in applications such as asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) routers,… (more…)

MontaVista Linux supports new IBM 440GP PowerPC

March 19, 2002

Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. today announced that MontaVista Linux will support IBM's new 440GP PowerPC microprocessor, which has been developed for use in communications, networking, gaming, printers, storage and Internet appliances. (more…)

Linux on a Floppy, an Intro to Mini Linux Distros [LinuxOrbit.com]

March 18, 2002

John Gowin examines mini Linux distributions in this article at LinuxOrbit.com. Gowin writes . . . (more…)

Startup unveils plan for ‘2nd generation info appliance’

March 18, 2002

A tiny San Mateo, CA startup emerged from stealth mode today, unveiling its plan to develop “a second generation information appliance platform”. The concept for the new Linux-based wireless webpad device is the brainchild of Todd Shafer, President and Founder of DOT Design Technologies. (more…)