Chapter 1. Introducing Embedded Linux

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So you want to use Linux in your next embedded system design? Great! You're not alone: Thousands of developers worldwide are doing the same thing. Like you, they want to take advantage of countless hours of code creation to make their products reliable, feature packed, robust, and quick to market. Embedded Linux—using Linux as an operating system in embedded devices—is now commonplace. In 1999 not many developers considered Linux an option for embedded designs. Today, however, Linux is well poised to become the market leader for embedded operating systems.

In a couple years, ...

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