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internet.com: Is Linux Ready for Net Devices?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 3, 1999

[ Thanks to Kevin
Reichard
for this link. ]

“Is Linux ready for prime time in the Net device world? A
vendor that specializes in providing Linux for embedded products
claims that Net devices to be released later this year show that
the time has come for the operating system.

“The market for a Linux-based embedded OS has been awaiting
someone to address the technical challenges of reducing the kernel
size to meet the memory footprint and functionality requirements of
embedded systems,’ said Bill Tauskey, ON Channel CEO.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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