Device Hackers Do It With Linux

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices.com has published the results of its annual Embedded Linux Market Survey probing developer preferences and industry trends. Over the last four years, the survey has become an important resource for industry analysts and decision makers. Among the revelations: the embedded Linux tools and OS provider market is wide open, with no single dominant vendor; developers care most about Cost/Freeness; ARM is overtaking x86 in embedded systems; developers prefer support fees to runtime license models; and, Linux dwarves all other embedded operating systems, projected for use in half of all embedded projects during the next two years."

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Glad to hear it. Keep evangelizing.

[Syncdata]

Linux is an easy call when it comes to putting together a piece of hardware.
I'm currently trudging through the planning phase for an MP3 stereo component. Linux gives me, an aspiring hardware haxxor 3 key benefits.
It's not as tethered to X86.
A linux system can be (practically) as small as you want it to be.
And at least for my purposes, building a prototype, it's free to use and experiment with. I don't need to drop the cash on a liscence to a closed OS. (I'm looking at you CE).
Linux isn't ready for some things, but it's a perfect fit for an home-dev.

Plural dwarf noun != verb "to dwarf"

[cinder_bdt]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dwarf