“Last Fall, several companies in the newly emerging Embedded Linux market approached me to request that I help create a vendor-neutral Embedded Linux trade association. Initially, I used the resources of my newly established Embedded Linux Portal website (LinuxDevices.com) to propose the establishment of a group called the 'Embedded Linux Consortium', or 'ELC'. The idea for the ELC rapidly picked up momentum.”

This retrospective by LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum reviews the history behind the recently formed Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC), its vision and mission, membership structure, current status, and future plans.

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