FSF challenges RTLinux open patent license
Late last week, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) acused FSMLabs of violating the Linux GPL with its so-called RTLinux open patent license. The dispute has since been resolved, with FSMLabs making "small changes" to their license and both organizations stating that the dispute was largely due to "miscommunication". Here are several items pertaining to this interesting chain of events . . .
Free Software Foundation: RTLinux license violates GPL
RTLinux leader: GPL violation may be a mix-up
Free Software Foundation & FSMLabs resolve GPL dispute
FSMLabs responds to Free Software Foundation challenge
Guest editorial: Enforcing the GNU GPL
FreeIO.org releases ColdFire uClinux SBC under GPL
The Toast ColdFire Controller Board is based on a Motorola MCF5307 ColdFire processor, has dual onboard Ethernet NICs, and runs the uClinux version of Embedded Linux. The entire design of the board is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
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New reference design for set-top PVRs uses Embedded Linux
Stream Machine and Sigma Designs announced a complete Personal Video Recorder (PVR) reference design, called "Harmony", which supposedly enables manufacturers to inexpensively add PVR functionality to their advanced set-top box products. The design is based on the two companies' multimedia chips along with Metro Link's "Metro-Media PVR" Linux-based software platform.
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Philips & Lineo collaborate on set-top box Linux
The two companies announced a partnership to provide Philips' Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) middleware stack running on Lineo's Embedix Digital Media platform for digital TVs and set-top boxes.
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Insignia announces JVM for PDAs & handheld devices
The "Jeode PDA Edition" JVM is tailored for the limited memory resources and browsing requirements of PDAs and other handheld devices. The company says it is also aggressively pursuing the interactive television and automotive markets.
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Fujitsu opens up Linux-based humanoid robot
According to this story from ZDNet UK, Fujitsu is poised to release technical details this week of Hoap-1, a humanoid robot that can walk on its own two legs. The 48cm-tall robot weighs 6kg and is said to have been designed "for wide applications in research and development of robotic technologies."
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Getting started with programming for Linux using GNU tools
In this article at Linux.com, Konstantin Klyagin takes a detailed but quick look at the complete GNU environment for beginning or intermediate programmers on Linux. It's a great way to get up to speed on what everything in a Linux system does.
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Advanced Linux filesystem implementor's guide
With the 2.4 release of Linux came a host of new filesystem possibilities, including ReiserFS, XFS, GFS and others. Sure, these filesystems sound cool, but what exactly can they do, what are they good at, and exactly how do you go about safely using them in a production environment? The answers are found in a multi-part article at IBM's developerWorks website.
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Other news items & announcements of interest . . .
GNUPro embedded toolset supports Intel XScale dev kit
Acquisition adds text-prediction to Embedded Linux
Continuous-speech recognition ported to Alchemy SOC
Embedded Linux supports Altera soft-core processor
The Penguin and the Boob Tube
Bluetooth chipmaker sees $5 chips by 2003
XScale SBC boasts dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
Embedded Linux palmtop environment gets an upgrade
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Real-time Linux solutions
Embedded Linux GUI/Windowing Software
Java Technologies for Embedded Linux Systems
Linux-friendly System-on-Chip Processors
Linux-friendly Embedded Single Board Computers
Little Linux Systems for Projects & Products
Embedded Linux "Cool Devices"
Linux-PDAs and PDA-Linux
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