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Interest in Embedded Linux Remains Low

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-always-winter-and-never-christmas dept.

burnin1965 writes "According to EE Times interest in embedded linux remains low. I was surprised to see their headline considering I just purchased a Sony TV which runs linux and I assisted my brother in setting up an Actiontec DSL modem which runs linux. A few years back I had only heard of devices that ran embedded linux and now that they are starting show up everywhere interest is low? The survey did bring up three issues which should be addressed by the embedded linux community, whether those issues are misconceptions or actual problems. 1) Incompatibility with software, applications, and drivers. 2) Performance or real time capability. And 3) support."

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  1. "Sony TV which runs linux" by dattaway · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing is going to change the fact it is a Sony.

    1. Re:"Sony TV which runs linux" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You think a Sony TV running linux is hard to imagine? My Sony laptop runs Linux! I've never have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes.

  2. Re:dont forget #4 by Theatetus · · Score: 2, Funny
    Most embedded applications dont even need an OS

    Eh? Anything with more than 2 components (aka, every electronic consumer product) needs an OS. Devices don't just cooperate on their own.

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  3. Re:dvd players by mwvdlee · · Score: 1, Funny

    Please mod parent as "flamebait".
    Nobody is _that_ stupid, so it must be flamebait.

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  4. Re:dont forget #4 by reclusivemonkey · · Score: 2, Funny
    You dont need linux in your Microwave for example.
    So how do you SSH into your toaster then???
  5. Re:Is interest low or do these devices simply work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Toaster" is a racist term.

    We call ourselves "Cylons".

    Are you alive?