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Huawei's LiteOS Internet of Things Operating System Is a Minuscule 10KB

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-the-future dept.

Mark Wilson writes: Chinese firm Huawei today announces its IoT OS at an event in Beijing. The company predicts that within a decade there will be 100 billion connected devices and it is keen for its ultra-lightweight operating system to be at the heart of the infrastructure. Based on Linux, LiteOS weighs in at a mere 10KB — smaller than a Word document — but manages to pack in support for zero configuration, auto-discovery, and auto-networking. The operating system will be open for developers to tinker with, and is destined for use in smart homes, wearables, and connected vehicles. LiteOS will run on Huawei's newly announced Agile Network 3.0 Architecture and the company hopes that by promoting a standard infrastructure, it will be able to push the development of internet and IoT applications

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  1. Smaller than a Word Document by Knee+Patch · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's 3.05e-7 Libraries of Congress for those of us in the civilized world.

  2. I knew it by mattventura · · Score: 5, Funny

    640k was enough after all.

  3. 10kb failed already... by buckfeta2014 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The operating system will be open for developers to tinker with

    and suddenly it becomes 10mb.

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  4. Re:kernel 10K by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    the kernel is > 2mb nowadays. how did they get in into 10K?

    Lossy compression.

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  5. Re: Linux-based? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Funny

    10K is huge! Why, I've got a 64-bit operating system!

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  6. Re:Old fart's claims finally justified. by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you remeber setting jumpers on your sound card and then configuring each app to talk to it? Do you remember having multiple boot disks with different TSRs loaded so that you can have just enough of your 640k to start a game and have your mouse driver work? Do you remember how you didn't have example code you could easily find after an easy Google search that you could just copy from your browser and paste into your IDE all without preventing your family members from using the phone?

    Bitching about the bloat of a modern Windows install in comparison to a floppy-based version of DOS is like complaining about how many miles per gallon a Boeing passenger gets compared to your scooter.

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  7. Re:even if you don't want applicances to be connec by boristdog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only an idiot would buy a fridge. I build my own.