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Embedded Linux in Asia: Is it the Far Side of the Community?

Date: 10:45pm, Wednesday, September 29th
Location: Quarante C1
Topic: Embedded
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"Wow! Are you still using 2.4 kernel?" "Yes, we are. Some one is still using 2.4 kernel." "Why? Isn't it inconvenient for the system developers? Should we be reluctant anticipating for the contribution to the community?" This is a BoFs to discuss about the answer. The consumer electronics embedded system is one of the most successful domains for the penetration of Linux these days. Many products are designed upon Linux and the related OSS. And the software designers are eager to go ahead to the future together with Linux. The answer will become so crucial to make the desire true. Those persons who can talk (even slightly) about the facts of OSS design for embedded system, who can provide us of suggestions from community are highly welcomed.

People planning to attend this session may also want to see:

» Status of Embedded Linux · Tim Bird, Sony Corporation

Satoru Ueda, Sony Corporation / CE Linux Forum

From early 2003, Satoru Ueda has been engaged in a project to evolve Linux for use of consumer electronics appliances harmonizing with the other usages. The most difficult subject has been how to motivate the embedded system developers who are mainly non English native speakers to encourage joining the community. Recently, we are seeing quite limited people have been overcame the barrier. At the same time, he had added one more project to extend the advocators to the corporate executives of each CE products vendors in Japan as from 2008. At this moment some of those executives well understand the value and importance to encourage developers to participate in the community but it is still exceptional. The challenge is based upon his passed experience of product planning and marketing for UNIX workstation and research of ecology of independent film making community.

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