Editor's Note: Linux remains an attractive option for embedded systems developers. In fact, industry surveys such as the Embedded Market Study by UBM (EDN's parent company) consistently show interest ...

Embedded Linux is getting a lot of attention these days. A new kernel.org mailing list, linux-embedded — archived here —has been set up, with discussions and patches already being posted. In addition, ...

An announcement of the revival of linux-tiny, a set of patches aimed at reducing the footprint of the kernel, mainly for the embedded world, has led to a number of linux-kernel threads. The ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded system design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

USB 2.0, about forty times faster than conventional USB, makes its debut in Linux 2.6. The high speed USB devices support device bandwidth of up to 480 megabits per second, compared to 12 mbit/sec of ...

Developing the Linux kernel, according to some of the community’s leading lights, is a difficult, complicated process but it’s also one that’s moving forward at some speed. The final keynote at this ...

Incorporating uCLinux plus high-end features expands the range of projects suitable for Linux. Linux 2.6 seriously impacts the system and embedded spaces with a wide range of improvements at both ends ...

The new Linux 3.0 kernel will probably take awhile to get to embedded developers but it handles Xen And KVM virtualization along with a number of new features. Citrix Systems supports Xen and sells ...

Recently, the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) announced their intention to establish a "single unified specification for an embedded Linux platform" to be known as the "ELC Platform Specification". I ...