Linux kernel shows growing mobile influence

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JJ
Joab Jackson
Dec 2, 2010

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“An increasing number of contributions to the
open-source Linux kernel are coming from mobile and embedded
equipment vendors, according to an annual report about to be
released by the Linux Foundation.

“”This rise in development of Linux sponsored by embedded/mobile
companies and their suppliers reflects the increasing importance of
Linux in those markets,” asserted The Linux Foundation in its
annual “Linux Kernel Development” report due to be released
Wednesday.

“Companies such as Nokia, Advanced Micro Devices, Texas
Instruments and Samsung have all been contributing an increasing
amount of code to the project, the Foundation notes.”


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