What is a Linux-embedded system?
It’s probably safe to assume that if you’re reading this book, you may have some knowledge of what your company defines as a Linux-embedded system. To truly have a rich understanding of this subject, let’s review the appliance model for creating sellable solutions.
The appliance model provides solutions and services that an organization (or individual) cannot easily build for themselves. This also addresses another limitation; oftentimes, users of these appliances have little to no access to any technologists who would take on ownership of the care of said solution. The appliance model is most prevalent in home consumer electronics but touches every known vertical in the industry.
Most appliances leverage purpose-built hardware and have unique form factors that best enable their usage. These solutions are all around us every day. Some easily identifiable consumer appliance examples would be your home’s Wi-Fi router...
