Have you ever wondered how the overhead of switching contexts compared between Linux and Windows? This article at IBM's developerWorks website compares programs that were compiled and run on Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional, and Linux 2.4.2 from Red Hat 7.2. (more…)

Beijing, China — Shenzhen SED Business Equipment Co. Ltd., a large POS hardware supplier in China, has won the Beijing City Tax Terminal tender to provide point-of-sale (POS) tax terminals to customers in Beijing. For this project they have selected Hong Kong based, Emsoft, to provide embedded Linux software and Cirrus Logic to provide the processor chips. (more…)

San Francisco, CA — (press release excerpt) — RealNetworks, Inc. today announced Helix, the first open, comprehensive platform and community to enable creation of digital media products and applications for any format, operating system or device. (more…)

This article at IBM's developerWorks website demonstrates how to use Python's new generators to simplify state machines and simulate coroutines. It also shows additional patterns for the use of generators, in hopes of bringing readers further into the mindset of 'resumable functions'. (more…)

In this interview at Linux and Main, the founder of the Enlightenment project, Carsten Haitzler — aka 'The Rasterman' — discusses the future of Linux, and suggests that Linux will emerge in the 'embedded space' . . . (more…)

Phil Wilshire has announced a new hands-on Embedded Linux Training course for uClinux. This course has been successfully delivered thoughout the USA to excellent reviews. The program is now available to the public in Las Vegas, August 28-30, 2002. (more…)

Boston, MA — (press release excerpt) — Ximian, Inc. today announced that Miguel de Icaza, Ximian CTO, will be participating in the O'Reilly Open Source Convention to showcase new functionality related to the Mono Project. The Mono Project is a community initiative launched by Ximian to develop an open source version of the Microsoft .NET development platform for Linux and UNIX. (more…)

Research Triangle Park — (press release excerpt) — Red Hat, Inc. today announced a strategic agreement with Motorola, Inc. to develop a GNUPro toolchain and cross compiler for Motorola's Book E PowerPC e500 core-based processors — including the new MPC8560 PowerQUICC III. (more…)

San Jose, CA –(press release excerpt) — LynuxWorks and UXComm announced today that UXComm has joined LynuxWorks' SynergyWorks Alliance Program. The first product made available under the program is UXComm's XTend Management for the data communications and telecommunications systems and network processor markets. (more…)

Lisa M. Bowman reports that the latest version of 'Ogg Vorbis', an open source alternative to the MP3 format, has been released . . . (more…)

PTSC (Patriot Scientific Corp.) announced that in response to developer's requests, the IGNITE microprocessor will be made available with a RTOS (Real Time Operating System) version of Linux. Patriot will add uClinux with Lineo's 'real-time patch'. (more…)

Writing at Wired, Brad King reports on the Xbox Linux Project and potential implications of a successful working Linux software hack for the system . . . (more…)

Writing at IDG.net, John Ribeiro reports on upgraded versions of the Simputer to be launched next month that will offer higher-end features . . . (more…)

Linux Journal editor Don Marti previews Linux-powered HDTV and web-ready TV . . .

“Your next big-screen TV will have Linux in it. The only question is whose GUI environment and network services will run on top of Linux. A Santa Ana, California company called Ch.1, together with their licensee, Sylvania Computer Products, have big plans for an internet appliance in a TV that is combined with a home… (more…)

Fort Lauderdale, FL — (press release excerpt) — Metro Link and Lineo today announced a strategic relationship to provide Linux-based Digital TV, Residential Gateway, and connected home solutions to manufacturers of products targeted for home networking and the storage, playback, management, and distribution of digital content in the home. (more…)