Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Panasonic Forms Embedded Linux Incubator

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the more-corporations-on-the-bandwagon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Panasonic has opened an embedded Linux incubator in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to host and collaborate with several Linux startups, in exchange for 'first right-of-refusal on up to 10 percent of the startup's next institutional funding round'. From the article: 'Panasonic uses other open sources OSes in addition to Linux, but Linux has become a top choice due to its cost-effectiveness and robust nature,' according to the Center's director. Panasonic is in the same corporate family as Matsushita, which is one of the founding members of the Consumer Electronics Linux Foundation (CELF)."

2 of 63 comments (clear)

  1. Re:MOD DOWN GRANDPARENT! by zootm · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It's Linux Devices! It's not as if it's going to get slashdotted.

    This is where we discover – to our horror – that the whole site is hosted on a Zaurus over 802.11...

  2. Who's modding this jerk up? by smithmc · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Did anyone read the parent post before modding it "Informative"?

    I felt the slime drip out of my anus. I put my pinky finger up there and gave it a lick. So good, like warm honey and milk.

    I wanna know who found this informative! (Actually, no, I don't think I do.)

    --
    Downmodding is the refuge of the weak. Don't downmod, make a better argument!