

The embedded Linux developers who work for these companies on the other hand would be steadfastly prevented from sharing their knowledge with any 'outsiders'. Surprisingly many of the same companies would have a support team to support Apple MacOS users - but not Linux users. The reason given in most cases is that the budget for support team is limited and there would not be sizeable number of people who use Linux anyway. They all use Embedded Linux on their devices but they would clearly state that they would not support users who have Linux as their operating system. These companies assume the user to be a completely dumb person who often wonders why his computer is not working when the reason is - it is switched off and the dumbo does not even know where the 'On' switch is. The industry trend seems to be to use Embedded Linux on devices - but since they still see almost every potential user as being a Microsoft Windows user, they only provide you with a management application that runs on MS Windows.
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My Popcorn Hour - Networked Media deviceīut can I connect to them using a Linux PC and manage them using Linux? The answer is unfortunately NO.If I try to count the number of devices that I know for sure work using Embedded Linux, few items in daily use are: As someone who has been working for different companies who develop devices based on Embedded Linux, I find that this is part of the industry wide trend.
