Pro Linux Embedded Systems

About the Author

Gene Sally got mixed-up with computers at a young age, his fascination sparked by an Apple II, with the Lemon cooling system add-on, no less. As a software professional, Gene got his first job writing make files and then moved on to more exciting (for certain values of exciting) things like accounting, insurance processing, and social services systems. He first used Linux to set up a shared Internet connection and later used it when working on software that tested telecommunication management software; Gene was happy that a decent Unix-like environment could be had for free, and Linux became his axe of choice. Gene next found himself at a start-up that specialized in tools and distributions for embedded Linux, working in a variety ...