A real-time computing conference has invited the OSDL's open source evangelist and embedded Linux expert, Bill Weinberg, to deliver a keynote address. Weinberg will speak at the Real-time and Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC), January 27th in Santa Clara, Calif., about how Linux fits into the future of the embedded market.

Weinberg said, “I was very pleased to be invited to the RTECC, a somewhat traditional, conservative conference.”

Weinberg said his speech will emphasize that Linux is here to stay in real-time and embedded systems. “People are finding new ways to do business, and to solve traditional problems, using Linux and open source software.”

The RTECC is meant for those developing computer systems and time-critical applications for industries that include: data communications, telephony, military, aerospace, industrial control, instrumentation, consumer electronics, image processing, process control, medical instrumentation, embedded appliances, and vehicular control and maintenance.

Weinberg left embedded Linux vendor MontaVista in June to join the OSDL. He is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world, and also plans to speak (along with Bruce Perens) at the Trans-Pacific Open Source Software Convention in Hawaii, Jan. 17-21, and at the OSDL's own Enterprise Linux Summit, February 2, in Burlingame, Calif. Of the latter, Weinberg said, “It's titled 'enterprise,' but there's a huge benefit for anyone doing Linux development, including embedded developers,” Weinberg said. “There's a legal track [covering legal issues], migration topics, and a lot more.”

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