[linux-help] FW: Embedded Linux Journal Newsletter -- March 22nd

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Embedded Linux Journal Newsletter for March 22, 2001
Welcome
Welcome to newcomers and welcome back to the rest of you. Layout of ELJ 3 
is starting now. There will be a new contest (read: free hardware to play 
with) in this issue. For the ZF contest you needed to be a hardware hacker 
to make something. This time, while hardware hacking is allowed, even you 
software-only types should have a chance to put something together. Stay 
tuned for more info.
Open-Source Point of Sale System
Late last year there was a lot of interest in building an open-source Point 
of Sale system. While many people were interested in a Linux-based 
solution, the project is not intended to be tied to any specific OS. 
Rather, it can be thought of as a toolkit to help others build the POS they 
need.
Enthusiasm was so high that I started a mailing list. We got a lot of 
people looking for answers but few willing to actually start doing the 
work. Are you interested in this project? Willing to jump in and get your 
hands dirty? If so, join the list, and let's see what we can all get done.
I would like to find people willing to head up two efforts: collecting data 
on currently used POS terminals and collecting some general requirements 
from those who want to see the results of the project.  Having worked in 
this area for a few years, I am very willing to help get people pointed in 
the right direction. An added new benefit is that IBM makes a lot of the 
POS terminals, and clearly they are now supporting Linux in a big way in 
other areas.
If I haven't scared you away, jump in. The mailing list is 
opos-list@xxxxxxx. Send e-mail: mailto:opos-list-request@xxxxxxx to the 
list with the word "subscribe" in the body of your message to join.
New Version of Open RTLinux
On March 17, FSMLabs announced the availability of the RTLinux v3.0 CD. In 
their words: "Based on Red Hat 6.2 for x86 processors, it contains the 
RTLinux hard realtime kernel, the floppy disk-sized MiniRTL (for small 
footprint embedded applications), and the RTIC Lab realtime graphical 
interface, as well as a complete Linux distribution. In addition to 
standard manpage documentation, the CD also comes with a printed 
installation guide, an on-line quickstart guide and ready-to-compile 
example programs to get users rolling."
For those serious about real time, interrupt latency is less than 20 
microseconds for standard PCs and less than 10 microseconds for some 
embedded processors. That's about as real time as I am used to.
Orders:
http://www.rtlinux.com/cd.html are now being taken.
LINUX LUNACY-October 21
Who says learning about Linux can't be fun. Linux Journal, in conjunction 
with Geek Cruises, has put together a Caribbean cruise to celebrate 10 
years of Linux. Sail the high seas and enjoy four Caribbean ports of call 
as you learn new skills, network and...relax!
A brochure of the upcoming Linux Lunacy cruise is now available on-line: 
http://www.geekcruises.com/pdf/LL_brochure.pdf as a pdf.
The itinerary is also available on-line:
http://www.hollandamerica.com/servlet/ItineraryDetailBuildServlet?nbrD 
est0000&idItin

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