Few embedded systems are likely to use non-uniform memory access (NUMA) and other technologies being disputed in SCO's lawsuit against IBM over Linux ownership. Still, according to a recent survey by Evans Data Corp., almost two-thirds of embedded developers are looking into the intellectual property ramifications of using Linux. For its part, SCO has demanded licensing fees of $32 per embedded Linux device, which it calls a “promotional” rate.

An article recently published at VUNet broadly surveys the embedded market and makes a few interesting points along the lines of the above.

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