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       WELCOME TO LINUXDEVICES.COM'S EMBEDDED LINUX NEWSLETTER
                           October 24, 2002
                 by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor

                         (online html version)
      http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/oct24-02.html


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_____________________ * * * TOP STORIES * * * ____________________


A LINUX-BASED WIRELESS DATA COLLECTION TERMINAL
Data scanned or keyed into the device by the user is transferred in
real-time over an IEEE 802.11b WLAN network to a database located on
a back-end server. The device contains an embedded computer based on
an Intel SA-1110 processor with 16MB RAM and 4MB Flash, and runs the
2.4.17 ARM Linux kernel.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2525542505.html


INTRODUCTION TO SHARP'S ZAURUS SL-A300 PERSONAL MOBILE TOOL
Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus SL-A300 Personal Mobile Tool, currently
exclusive to the Japanese market, is claimed to be the world's
smallest and lightest PDA among QVGA color LCD-equipped handhelds
(as of June 2002). The device is based on a 200 MHz Intel PXA210
XScale processor equipped with 64 MB SDRAM memory, and offers USB,
IrDA, and audio I/O, plus an SD card expansion slot.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5915008901.html


UPDATE TO THE LINUX PDAS QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
LinuxDevices.com is pleased to announce a major update to our highly
popular Linux PDAs Quick Reference Guide.  The guide provides a
comprehensive survey of Linux-based handheld computers and PDAs for
both general purpose and specialized mobile computing applications,
that are either newly released or in various stages of development.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8728350077.html


BINARY-ONLY MODULE GPL ISSUES -- REDUX
Kevin Dankwardt provides some news based on a recent discussion on
the Linux Kernel Mailing List concerning Linux Security Module
support with respect to non-GPL loadable kernel modules. The
discussion has Linus Torvalds and others once again voicing their
opinions on the subject of non-GPL software.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7432187078.html


COMPACT INDUSTRIAL TERMINAL RUNS EMBEDDED LINUX
SSV Embedded Systems announced a small Linux-based terminal, the
TRM/916, based on their tiny DIL/NetPC single-board computer family.
SSV's TRM series terminals are designed for use in harsh
environments such as in machines, vehicles, or for wall/table
mounting in industrial environments,do not include any mechanical
moving parts, and have typical power consumption in the neighborhood
of 3-5 W.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4184598534.html


BOF ON LINUX/OSS IN CONTROL AT REAL-TIME LINUX WORKSHOP
A "Birds of a Feather" (BOF) session will be held in December to
discuss what developments could be done in common, whether or not a
common real-time core is possible, what kind of funding could be
found, what technical meetings could be organized, etc.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9510169331.html


NEW BOOK ON ECOS COMING IN NOVEMBER
Anthony Massa has written a book about the eCos open source
real-time operating system.  It is titled: Embedded Software
Development with eCos (ISBN 0-13-035473-2) and is being published by
Prentice Hall PTR.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6877654605.html


OTHER NOTEWORTHY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PAST WEEK . . .

*  BlueCat Linux to gain OSDL Carrier-Grade Linux specs
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5423500356.html

*  SnapGear and Linux enable secure industrial control apps
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6032137667.html

*  GNU Bayonne key telephone switch to be exhibited
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9461831599.html

*  MontaVista, Intel, Force host carrier grade seminars
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5289740861.html

*  PMC-Sierra announces MIPS-based dual processor running Linux
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5385624749.html

*  StrongARM mini-SBC becomes Linux-based embedded GUI
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2794158122.html

*  Embedded Linux to support high-end network processors
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3416695782.html

*  Version 2.1.4 of GoAhead open source embedded webserver
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2616262830.html

*  Opera for Linux 6.10 Beta 1 released
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4605823464.html

*  Article:  Voice recognition software for Linux
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3621873693.html

*  Sharp launches enterprise mobile services for Zaurus Linux PDA
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2316893447.html

*  NetBSD version 1.6 now available
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2633305576.html

*  Article:  Practical Linux security
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2657557645.html


______ * * * FREQUENTLY UPDATED QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES * * * _____

*  EMBEDDED LINUX INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW ("start here")
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9888936014.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2760742655.html

*  REAL-TIME LINUX
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8073314981.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX GUI/WINDOWING SOFTWARE
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9202043619.html

*  JAVA TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMBEDDED LINUX SYSTEMS
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8918758707.html

*  LINUX-FRIENDLY SYSTEM-ON-CHIP PROCESSORS
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4313418436.html

*  LINUX-FRIENDLY EMBEDDED SINGLE BOARD COMPUTERS
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2614444132.html

*  LITTLE LINUX SYSTEMS FOR PROJECTS & PRODUCTS
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2016997232.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX "COOL DEVICES"
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4936596231.html

*  LINUX-BASED PDAs
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8728350077.html

*  EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5991623822.html


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