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eCosCentric Limited's eCosPro
by James Gray eCos—which means the "Embedded Configurable Operating System"—is an open-source RTOS for deeply embedded applications. Deployed in a diversity of markets and devices, eCos' popularity is...
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iStorage diskAshur Storage Drives
by James Gray With software-free setup and operation, the new iStorage diskAshur group of ultra-secure storage drives works across all operating systems, including Linux, macOS, Android, Chrome, thin...
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Custom Embedded Linux Distributions
by Michael J. HammelThe proliferation of inexpensive IoT boards means the time has come to gain control not only of applications but also the entire software platform. So, how do you build a custom...
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It’s Here. The March 2018 Issue of Linux Journal Is Available for Download Now.
by Carlie FairchildBoasting as many pages as most technical books, this month’s issue of Linux Journal comes in at a hefty 181—that’s 23 articles exploring topics near and dear to everyone from home...
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Piventory: LJ Tech Editor's Personal Stash of Raspberry Pis and Other...
by Kyle RankinIt's like an extra-geeky episode of Cribs featuring single-board computers. I'm a big fan of DIY projects and think that there is a lot of value in doing something yourself instead of...
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OSCON at 19, Open Source at 20, Linux at 27
by Doc SearlsCooperation isn't as exciting as conflict, but it does get the most done.Now that Linux has achieved World Domination, seems it has nothing but friends. Big ones.That was my first...
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Supporting the NDS32 Architecture
by Zack BrownGreen Hu posted a patch to support the NDS32 architecture. He described the current status as, "It is able to boot to shell and passes most LTP-2017 testsuites in nds32 AE3XX...
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FOSS Project Spotlight: Mender.io, an Open-Source Over-the-Air Software...
by Ralph NguyenMender is an open-source (Apache 2.0) project to address over-the-air (OTA) software update management for Linux-based IoT devices. When we researched this five years ago, there were no...
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Indie Makers Using Single-Board Computers
by Bryan LundukePossibly the most amazing thing, to me, about single board computers (SBCs) is that they allow small teams of people (and even lone individuals) to create new gadgets using not much...
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Why We Need Our Nonprofits
by Doc SearlsA confession: before I heard Bradley Kuhn's talk at Freenode.live last November, I didn't know that HDMI was a proprietary interface. I just assumed that HDMI was like VGA, USB and dozens...
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Downsides to Raspberry Pi Alternatives
by Kyle RankinLearn about some of the risks when choosing an alternative to a Raspberry Pi for your project. I have a lot of low-cost single-board computers (SBCs) at my house. And, I've written a...
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Bringing the Benefits of Linux Containers to Operational Technology
by Pavan SinghLinux container technology was introduced more than a decade ago and has recently jumped in adoption in IT environments. However, the OT (operational technology) environments, typically...
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Linux IoT Development: Adjusting from a Binary OS to the Yocto Project Workflow
by Mirza KrakIntroducing the Yocto Project and the benefits of using it in embedded Linux development. In embedded Linux development, there are two approaches when it comes to what operating system to...
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Arduino from the Command Line: Break Free from the GUI with Git and Vim!
by Matthew HoskinsLove Arduino but hate the GUI? Try arduino-cli. In this article, I explore a new tool released by the Arduino team that can free you from the existing Java-based Arduino graphical...
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When Choosing Your Commercial Linux, Choose Wisely!
by Vince Calandra“Linux is Linux is Linux,” is a direct quote I heard in a meeting I had recently with a major multi-national, critical-infrastructure company. Surprisingly and correctly, there was one...
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Oracle Linux on Btrfs for the Raspberry Pi
by Charles FisherEnterprise comes to the micro server.Oracle Linux 7 has been released for the Raspberry Pi 3. The release packages Btrfs as the root filesystem on the UEK-branded Linux 4.14 Long Term...
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What Does It Take to Make a Kernel?
by Petros KoutoupisThe kernel this. The kernel that. People often refer to one operating system's kernel or another without truly knowing what it does or how it works or what it takes to make one. What...
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