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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. Here are some by Pingular · · Score: 5, Informative

    Embedded Linux Projects

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  2. 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.

  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. Freebox by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My cable modem in France runs Linux. It is offered for free with a EUR 30,00 per month subscription and in addition to Internet access, it provides a telephone line (free calls within France) and ADSL cable tv (without using the Internet bandwidth).

    The interesting thing (besides running Linux) is that there are already 140,000 out there, with about 1 million forecast for the end of next year. 1 million embedded Linux users.

    More information can be found at Free's site (my ISP) or for a slightly more technical review here, all in French.

    Amazingly, it was still not reported by LinuxDevices neither by Slashdot...