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14 Industrial Embedded Linux Case Studies

Posted by Hemos on from the spreading-like-the-flu dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This article presents a collection of papers and presentations on the use of embedded Linux in the "real world" that was assembled by the Industrial Embedded Systems (INES) organization, a project to promote the adoption of Open Source software funded by the European Union. The papers show some of the exciting and esoteric applications that the industrial world finds for embedded Linum. From vibration health monitoring systems to crane scales to giant LED signs at sports stadiums, that little penguin (a.k.a. Tux) shows up in the darnedest places."

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  1. Re:Linux is great and all, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know, MS products do a great job of lighting the LEDs on my network equipment when they get infected with UDP worms.

  2. Re:Linux is great and all, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    > ...why is it needed to run things like a bunch of stupid little LED's?

    Yes, but without Linux, you'd never be able to generate that Internet-delivered error log that shows which LEDs are have ceased to function.

    Surely you don't suggest *looking* at them?

  3. Embedded Linum??? by IWorkForMorons · · Score: 5, Funny

    The papers show some of the exciting and esoteric applications that the industrial world finds for embedded Linum.

    What is this Linum you speak of? And where can I get the .ISO?

  4. Re:Linux is great and all, but... by EnderWiggnz · · Score: 2, Funny

    yes, i can see how creatng the home pc market, and having the best selling system of all time would be considerred "failing".

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    ... hi bingo ...
  5. LINUM, mmm, yummy new word to eat... by Hell+O'World · · Score: 3, Funny

    *has idea*
    Darn! Linum.com is already taken!

  6. ummm... by Undaar · · Score: 3, Funny

    "that little penguin (a.k.a. Tux) shows up in the darnedest places."

    Umm...if you don't know what "that little penguin" is called, why are you doing reading /.?

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  7. Mandatory offtopic comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Darl Mc Bride: "Well well well, it seems we have 14 new clients for Xmas. Good."

  8. plural for "Linux"? by captnjameskirk · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...applications that the industrial world finds for embedded Linum.

    Shouldn't that be Linii ? :)

  9. Linum for embedded systems development. by rice_burners_suck · · Score: 4, Funny
    that the industrial world finds for embedded Linum (emphasis mine)

    Here at my company, which develops industrial automation systems, I've heard a lot of buzz about this Linum. The engineers over in C3 (the software development area) say that Linum is much better than Linux for embedded applications, mostly because it ends with "m" instead of "x"...

    Of course, I've heard some heated arguments in the cafeteria about Linux vs. Linum, and I think the whole thing is turning into a big holy war over here. Kind of like the 1TBS.