Back in 2006, Linus Torvalds said, "Controlling a laser with Linux is crazy, but everyone in this room is crazy in his own way. So if you want to use Linux to control an industrial welding laser, I ...

NASHUA, N.H. — The debate over how best to outfit Linux for real-time embedded duties has shifted gears, with the recent decision by Linux heavyweight Red Hat Inc. to use Finite State Machines Labs' ...

CHICAGO, ILL. — The trend toward real-time embedded Linux got a boost last week, as aircraft engine-builder Pratt & Whitney revealed that it used a Linux-based software kernel to test its new F135 ...

Hard real-time Linux has been around for ages, or it may never appear. It all depends on who you talk to. It also depends on your requirements. A two-second interrupt latency may be acceptable for ...

Purchase of RTLinux technology--used for devices like animatronic robots--opens new markets for Wind River's embedded Linux efforts. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to use a real-time Linux platform to train its fighter pilots with F-16 flight simulation software from Lockheed Martin, which makes the fighter jet. Lockheed Martin chose ...

What just happened? Linux has long been the versatile open-source workhorse behind everything from web servers to Android phones. A significant milestone now enables the penguin mascot to showcase its ...

Embedded-Linux company says it's created technology that lets people slam the brakes on Linux in a computing emergency. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...