LinuxDevices.com spoke with LiMo Foundation executive director Morgan Gillis about LiMo's upcoming R2 release and a slate of new LiMo phones due this year. Gillis discusses why LiMo is different than other mobile Linux platforms and offers insights on Intel's Wind River acquisition, Android, Chrome, Symbian, and more. (more…)

Embedded Linux pioneer and MontaVista CTO and founder Jim Ready recently spoke with LinuxDevices about how the industry has changed over the last decade. The interview arrives on the heels of MontaVista's 10th anniversary. (more…)

Foreword — This article concludes a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. Initial installments described how to build a simple embedded system, add a simple web server, build an embedded web kiosk, and further improve a system. (more…)

Foreword — This article continues a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. The initial installments described how to build a simple embedded system, adding a simple web server, and how to build an embedded Linux web kiosk. (more…)

Foreword — This article continues a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. The initial installments described how to build a simple embedded system, adding a simple web server, and how to build an embedded Linux web kiosk. (more…)

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Foreword — This article continues a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development contributed by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. In the initial installments, the Simtec engineers first described how to build a simple embedded system, then how to add a simple web server. (more…)

Foreword — This is the second of two articles describing the V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) interface, along with the first steps toward developing a device driver that uses the interface. It is based on Linux 2.6.28, and may not apply to other kernel versions. (more…)

Foreword — This article continues a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development contributed by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. In the initial installment, the Simtec engineers described how embedded devices differ from other computers, and how to build “the most basic system possible.” This second installment now covers the construction of a… (more…)

Foreword — This article begins a series of tutorials on embedded Linux system development contributed by noted ARM Linux kernel hackers Vincent Sanders and Daniel Silverstone. In the initial installment, the Simtec engineers describe how embedded devices differ from other computers, and how to build “the most basic system possible.” (more…)

Foreword: This paper examines the Linux Mobile Foundation (LiMo), a well-funded industry group aiming to standardize Linux on phones, but facing marginalization from free stacks like Android, Qt, and even Open Symbian. After in-depth analysis of LiMo and the phone market, author Andreas Constantinou concludes that LiMo must re-invent itself. (more…)

Foreword — This article describes the V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) interface, along with the first steps toward developing a device driver that uses the interface. It is based on Linux 2.6.28, and may not apply to other kernel versions. (more…)

Foreword — Roman Pakholkov is founder and CEO of Promwad, a fast-growing independent product design center in Eastern Europe. In this fascinating interview, Pakholkov describes Promwad's history and early successes, with a special focus on the role of embedded Linux in the company's past and future. (more…)

Foreword — Glenda Dorchak joined embedded and real-time virtualization specialist VirtualLogix in January, taking over the CEO role. Dorchak has 30 years of tech industry management experience, most recently at Windows Mobile device specialist Intrinsyc, and plans to focus the company on high-growth… (more…)