IT-Director: Consortium brings weight to embedded Linux
Mar 14, 2000 — by Rick Lehrbaum — from the LinuxDevices Archive — viewsIT-Director.com has an article about the formation of the Embedded Linux Consortium . . .
“Fears about the fragmentation of Linux may well prove unfounded, if the goals of the newly formed Embedded Linux Consortium are realised. The alliance, which includes such big names as IBM, Motorola and Red Hat, has set its sights on the rapidly growing market for embedded devices such as Internet appliances,… set top boxes and PDAs. The advantage of Linux — price — may well prove to be the clinching factor to ensure the success of the platform . . .”
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