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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 11 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

16 years 1 month ago

Live from the embedded world 09 fair, Nueremberg, Germany

It’s an exciting fair this year. Not only the number of exhibitors raised by a two digit number while another fair the same week had a significant drop in numbers, but also the new...

16 years 1 month ago

Qt 4.5 Full of Surprises

Qt 4.5 was released today . As expected, it comes with the adoption of the LGPL license which should make Qt free for commercial development if you so choose. I think this will be...

16 years 1 month ago

LiMo and Wind River

Wind River announced yesterday that they have been chosen by the LiMo Foundation (Linux Mobile) as the system integrator for the LiMo platform. Read the press release here: http:/...

16 years 1 month ago