Linked by David Adams on Tue 7th Oct 2008 15:46 UTC
An EE Times straw poll of embedded device makers in Europe found that while last year 50% said they planned to use Linux, that number had dropped to 33%. 26% said they planned to use a commercial OS, up from 15% a year ago.
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RE[3]: But... The GPL really does hurt Linux embedded
by TechGeek on Wed 8th Oct 2008 03:12
in reply to "RE[2]: But... The GPL really does hurt Linux embedded"
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nvidia has specifically stated that their drivers contain hints about their own intellectual property, and that's part of the reason why they won't open them. So at least some of the reason is protection of their own intellectual property.
When it comes to embedded systems, several companies I know of have custom chips built for them, and make kernel tweaks to support those custom chips better. Open sourcing those changes would give away a competitive advantage they have based on some of the chip designs they have had done. And that's why they aren't going to use Linux.
There is also another issue, which is that they want someone they can reliably count on for support. As of right now, there are no Linux vendors specializing in embedded Linux. No commercial vendors anyway. If that changes, their might be more interest from hardware vendors in embedded Linux.
Edited 2008-10-08 01:13 UTC