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In previous articles, we looked at how to configure the kernel as well as the key components of an embedded operating system (OS). This new article focuses on the hardware components of embedded Linux ...

Editor's Note: Linux remains an attractive option for embedded systems developers. In fact, industry surveys such as the Embedded Market Study by UBM (EDN's parent company) consistently show interest ...

Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ...

Microsoft has become an unlikely proponent of open source software – and Linux specifically – with the release of several kernel drivers under the GNU General Public Licence. As reported over on CNet, ...

For future driver versions, Nvidia prefers its open source kernel driver. The community has problems with this and is working on alternatives. Nvidia's next generation of graphics drivers will install ...

The company has ramped up kernel contributions in hopes of adding Hyper-V drivers, which it has worked on for more than two years Microsoft isn’t exactly dumping Windows for Linux, but it has become ...

The Linux kernel development community is emphasizing the need for open source device drivers, in a statement released Monday. While the vast majority of device drivers have open source, there are a ...