FEATURE ARTICLE: (EETIMES) Why Applications are Fueling Linux Fire
Thursday, March 27th, 2003
Why Applications are Fueling Linux Fire
By Gail Robinson
The Linux story reads like something from the PC revolution, circa 1980: A group of independent but like-minded programmers hammers out a new operating system that turns the industry on its ear. With the momentum building behind this open-source operating system, that story line may play out this year. The proliferation of embedded applications is fuel for the Linux fire. Developers of palmtop computers, Web-enabled information appliances and set-top boxes are turning to embedded Linux as an open standard that spares them the expense and complications of licensing.