"Linux, the fast growing and freely available operating system,
is set to be the software of choice for future televisions, set top
boxes and DVD recorders, consumer electronics executives and
specialists said Thursday.
"Linux, currently a software system mostly used to power big
servers and personal computers, is also now emerging as a small set
of computing code to drive devices like mobile phones, remote
controls and TVs.
"The consumer electronics industry has chosen the Linux platform
in large numbers. For us, Linux has several advantages,' said
Gerard Kleisterlee, Chief Executive at Philips Electronics,
Europe's biggest and the world's No. 3 consumer electronics
maker..."
