“Lineo has released the first version of Embedix, a version of
Linux tailored for set-top boxes, personal digital assistants and
other small devices.”
“The use of the upstart, open source operating system in
sub-PC devices is catching on, but the market is getting crowded
with Linux heavyweights. Transmeta, the firm that employs
Linux leader Linus Torvalds, has its own version called Mobile
Linux. TurboLinux has hush-hush development operations under way in
China. And Red Hat, the first Linux seller to go public, is gaining
entry into the market through its acquisition of Cygnus Solutions
in November….”
“Lineo hopes to make money by selling not only its Embedix
product, for which the company will charge royalties, but also from
higher-level software such as a Web browser and a software
development kit to make it easier to create programs running on
Embedix. Embedix also is available on CD-ROM for $30.”
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