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Green Linux and Green Telecom – Where do they intersect?

Green, green, everything is green. It is spring now, the hills around Silicon Valley are bright and green and everything in the yard is in full bloom. Even in our jobs everything...

15 years 6 months ago

The Software Managers’ Blind Spot....

I’m amazed at the consistency of input I’m getting from device software execs around the world about their lack of visibility into their testing process. Everybody is spending huge...

15 years 6 months ago

How much virtualization do we need?

Earlier this year there was a discussion with my technial sales colleagues regarding what is the right level of virtualization. This may sound a bit superfluously these times as...

15 years 7 months ago

Moblin and Linux Foundation - A Mature Move

If you have been following the Moblin project at all, then you probably know that recently the Linux Foundation announced they will be hosting the Moblin open source project, which...

15 years 8 months ago

The Ten Commandments for C Programmers

Many years ago Henry Spencer wrote down what he considered to be ten of the most fundamental rules all C programmers should follow. Reading them now they seem almost funny (anyone...

15 years 8 months ago

Virtual Machines for Embedded Developers

I recently wrote about Emulation, Simulation and Native Development . There is another, related, tool: Virtualisation. Virtual Machines (VMs) are revolutionising the Server sector...

15 years 8 months ago

Multi-Thread or Multi-Process?

Linux has supported Symmetrical Multi-Processor (SMP) environments for many years. Until recently this has mainly benefited server class applications but increasingly multi...

15 years 9 months ago

2.6.28 a brief overview

So 2.6.28 is here and so are a few very nice features. ext4 with improved journaling, larger maximum capacity and an increase to speed. This update also means that ext3 can be...

15 years 9 months ago

Emulation, Simulation and Native Development

There are many ways to develop applications for embedded Linux devices. The obvious method is to cross-compile on your host and debug on real hardware. This is probably how most...

15 years 9 months ago

Git - Version Control for Grumpy Old Men?

Over the years I have used several version control tools. They have served me well and generally I have been happy with them all (I still use RCS, CVS and Subversion) so why do I...

15 years 9 months ago