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Embedded Linux Tools Market a Myth?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the coulda-fooled-me dept.

nadamsieee writes "EETimes is running a story that proclaims that the embedded Linux tools market is a myth The author, Dan O'Dowd, sites variety of problems (challenges?) with embedded Linux ranging from poor real-time performance to lack of broad developer support. Dan concludes: "Considering all of the possible support avenues, Linux support ends up being lower quality and more costly than the alternatives of using a homegrown operating system or purchasing a proprietary one." Maybe Dan should check out the success stories at LinuxDevices.com or perhaps try a more traditional embedded OS that also happens to be Free."

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  1. This guy sells his own stuff? by BoldAC · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software Inc. is the technology leader for real-time operating systems and software development tools for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free INTEGRITY(R) RTOS, compilers, MULTI(R) and AdaMULTI Integrated Development Environments and Green Hills Probe(TM), offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply embedded and maximum reliability applications.

    http://www.ghs.com/news/230325c.html

    Doesn't this guy sale his own embedded options?

    Wouldn't he push his own product over linux?

    What am I missing?

    AC

  2. Not in asia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    article

  3. No wonder he said this... by PlanetX+00 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He is from GreenHills software look at all of their OS offerings and you know why he is saying this. Linux is eroding his bottom line.

  4. Where are the Linux devices? by NineNine · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's great that Taco included the link to Linuxdevices.com, but I went to look, and they were mostly stupid consumer gee-whiz gadgets, or some Net tool (ie: router). What IT people don't seem to understand is that there are many, mayn industries out there that dwarf the IT industry. "Embedded" OS's can be used in all kinds of devices in all kinds of industries. I didn't see a single manufacturing tool using Linux as an embedded OS, for example. So other than the "this is neat, we're using Linux" devices, where are these real world applications?

  5. This is Industrial Flamebait. by torpor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Move along.

    I work in embedded systems in Germany, and there is -plenty- of linux going on ... lots and lots.

    Linux levels the playing field in grand new ways, even for the embedded folks, even for the snooty ones.

    Dan will eat crow.

    --
    ; -- the corruption of government starts with its secrets. a truly free people keep no secrets. --
  6. Re:Look who the author of the article is by Shinobi · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So? Slashdot links to stuff from pro-Linux biased people all the time, without any such disclaimers either. The really annoying part is that noone whines about biased PoV then....