LinuxDevices Embedded Linux Newsletter for Nov. 7, 2002

      WELCOME TO LINUXDEVICES.COM'S EMBEDDED LINUX NEWSLETTER 
                          November 7, 2002
                by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor

                        (online html version)
     http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/newsbriefs/nov07-02.html


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LINUXDEVICES.COM CELEBRATES 3RD BIRTHDAY
On the occasion of the third birthday of LinuxDevices.com, site
founder and executive editor Rick Lehrbaum provides a brief
perspective on the Embedded Linux market.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2284502806.html


LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE: IS IT THE RIGHT EMBEDDED SOLUTION?
In this guest editorial, veteran embedded industry analyst Paul
Zorfass considers the pros and cons of using Linux in embedded
applications from the perspective of non-technical, pragmatic
considerations such as development models and business practices.
Zorfass postulates that although embedded developers want and can
greatly benefit from open source, royalty-free software and the
many technical features of Linux, what is most important is to
provide rich, robust software solutions oriented toward specific
industries and market segments, and with tools tailored to meet the
needs of the developers of those applications.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2746776738.html


SONY EMBEDS LINUX IN COCOON, A NEW INTERNET-ENABLED PVR
MontaVista Software announced that Sony's new CoCoon Channel
Server, an Internet-connected Personal Video Recorder (PVR), uses
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 as its embedded operating
system.  Story includes specs and photos.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6759493037.html


FOURTH REAL-TIME LINUX WORKSHOP -- INVITATION AND ABSTRACTS
The Fourth Real-Time Linux Workshop invites the developer community
to attend the upcoming conference and workshop to be held December
6-7, 2002 at the Computer Science Department of Boston University. 
 Abstracts of many of the technical presentations plus further
details of the conference appear in this article.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT3117024686.html


RESEARCH REPORT PROFILES CHINESE DEVELOPERS' GROWING USE OF LINUX
The People's Republic of China is emerging as one of the world's
Open Source Linux operating system strongholds, according to a new
report compiled from in-depth interviews with more than 1,000
Chinese software developers. The Evans Data Corp. 2002 Chinese
Developer Survey, Vol. 2, released this week, found that two-thirds
of Chinese developers expect to write an application for Linux in
the next year, and close to half have already done so.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4981663990.html


PICK AND PLACE: LINUX GRABS THE EMBEDDED MARKET
This online feature article from EDN magazine examines how Linux
has captured the attention of embedded system developers worldwide.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9897911912.html


OPENZAURUS 3.0 RELEASED
OpenZaurus 3.0, an alternative Linux distribution for the Sharp
Zaurus, has been announced. The OpenZaurus project is now
debian-based and will incorporate Opie, Picogui, and X root
filesystems, and ports to other PDAs and embedded systems are in
process.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6089421844.html


NEW JAPANESE MPEG-4 SET-TOP BOX IS POWERED BY LINUX
Advanced Communications Co. Ltd. has based the software platform of
their next generation MPEG-4 TV set-top box on MontaVista Linux.
The ECCLE5000 features an MPEG decoder that enables home TVs to
replay MPEG-1/2/4 high quality video streams distributed via the
Internet or cable.  Story includes specs and photos.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5150199575.html


ALLEGED LEAK OF INTERNAL MICROSOFT LINUX STRATEGY DOCUMENT
Open source advocate Eric Raymond has reviewed a copy of what is
purported to be an internal Microsoft document that was presented
at a Microsoft internal Linux Strategic Review held at the
Microsoft offices in Berlin during Sept. 2002. In this article,
Raymond comments on the memo and provides some tactical advice for
open-source advocates based on what has been learned from the memo.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9096454454.html


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

*  Linux generic radio IP driver (GENRIP) released to GPL
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9223905771.html

*  ELDK 2.0 -- new version of free Embedded Linux toolkit
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4965043787.html

*  RTLinux available on preconfigured servers for control apps
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3952492619.html

*  U.S. National Security Agency develops 'Security-Enhanced Linux'
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2387897265.html

*  Linux and phased-array antenna extend 802.11b range
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8972677751.html

*  Software bundle connects mobile Linux PDAs with Win apps, IM
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6669342436.html

*  ARM922T-based SOHO 'gateway on a chip' comes with Linux
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2611150039.html

*  Advanced filesystem implementor's guide, Part 12
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7326291283.html

*  Opera browser 6.1 released for Linux
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3324371802.html

*  Insignia adds MIDP2.0 Java compliance to mobile foundation
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5863808816.html

*  Wireless USB to challenge Bluetooth?
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6274926088.html

*  Report predicts 3G rollout to be faster than expected
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6884185602.html

*  Wind River unveils market-specific strategy, new pricing model
   http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6972080812.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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