LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Newsletter -- November 2, 2000
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Embedded Linux Newsletter
November 2, 2000
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor
ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com
*** SPECIAL FEATURES ***
Happy Birthday, LinuxDevices.com -- LinuxDevices.com was one year old on October 31, 2000 (Halloween). Here's a message from site founder Rick Lehrbaum in honor of the occasion. story
Device profile: empeg car audio player -- this article provides a profile of the embedded Linux based empeg car audio player, including what it does and what's inside -- from both a hardware and software perspective. The article also discusses empeg's efforts to mobilize a collaborative open source user community around the highly programmable product. story
*** OTHER NEWS ***
Event trace tool doesn't require instrumented libraries -- according to LynuxWorks, SpyKer is the only commercial trace tool that traces kernel events without the need for instrumented kernel and library events and without a special instrumented version of the library. story
Qt/Embedded, bolstered by GPL, takes aim at Palm OS -- Trolltech announced that Qt/Embedded is being released under the open source GPL license. Qt/Embedded is a small foot-print embedded version of Qt/Unix which forms the GUI basis of the popular KDE windowing environment for Linux. story
Force announces Linux text-to-speech support -- Force Computers announced support for Linux on its DECtalk Text-To-Speech (TTS) speech synthesis technology for StrongARM and Intel (X86) based wireless devices. story
Alliance targets Linux at Military & Avionics apps -- Metro Link and OnCore Systems have formed a strategic alliance aimed to provide a real-time Linux based graphical solution to customers in mission-critical avionics applications requiring robust platforms and FAA RTCA/EUROCAE DO-178B certification. story
TimeSys taps India for real-time Linux R&D -- the company announced formation of TimeSys India Private Limited in the southern city of Coimbatore.
The facility will conduct research and development for next generation real-time Linux tools. story
Firms partner to produce small footprint Linux+GUI -- Coventive Technologies and Metro Link have formed a strategic partnership that will combine Coventive's embedded Linux OS kernel with Metro Link's embedded graphic display technology to create a complete solution for information appliance manufacturers. story
LynuxWorks files IPO S-1 statement with SEC -- the company has filed paperwork in preparation for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. All of the shares will be sold by LynuxWorks. story #1 story #2
High-speed synchronous driver source released to GPL -- the Software Group Limited has released Linux drivers and administration utilities for its SGP hardware adapter under GPL license. The drivers interface with existing GPL synchronous wide area communications packages, connecting Linux with serial synchronous communications links running at speeds up to 4 Megabits/second. story
*** LINKS OF THE WEEK ***
uClibc -- a small footprint C library for embedded systems -- a small footprint C library for embedded systems. You can actually statically link a "Hello World" application under x86 that only takes 4k -- as opposed to 200k under GNU libc. story
PoPToP -- a Microsoft compatible VPN solution for Linux -- PoPToP allows Linux to function seamlessly in a Microsoft PPTP VPN environment. story
RTEMS -- an open source real-time OS -- RTEMS is an open source, high performance, robust, real-time operating system (RTOS). Included with RTEMS is the GNU development environment suitable for cross-development from Linux or Windows to most of today's microprocessor targets. story
Kerneltrap -- Linux kernel news & discussion portal -- a new Slashdot-like news and discussion site devoted to low-level systems programming, embedded systems development, and OS kernel hacking. story
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