Preface

The Linux kernel is at the heart of a large number of embedded products being designed today. Over the last 10 years, this operating system has developed from dominating the server market to being the most used operating system in embedded systems, even those with real-time requirements. On the way, Linux has evolved, and the embedded industry has realized it has some key and unique characteristics:

  • Linux is quick to adapt to new technologies and it's the place where innovation happens first
  • It is robust, and the development community is quick to react to problems
  • It is secure, and vulnerabilities are discovered and dealt with in a much quicker way than in competing proprietary products
  • It is open, which means your company is able to own, ...

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