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How to Choose an Embedded Linux Operating System, Part 2by Libby Clark
Should you consider using Android in your next embedded project? Here are some considerations in making the decision from embedded Linux pros. 
Move Over GIMP, Here Comes Kritaby Carla Schroder
Get started with Krita, the professional drawing, painting, and illustration program for Linux.
The 2013 Top 7 Best Linux Distributions for Youby Katherine Noyes
Katherine Noyes chooses the best Linux distributions in seven categories including best desktop, laptop, enterprise desktop, enterprise server, security-enhanced, multimedia, and gaming distros. 
The Big Tent of Open Source has Room for Anarchists, Intelligence Agencies and Businesses Alikeby Tim Hildred
At his first open source conference, Tim Hildred reflects on three presentations that brought home the breadth of the open source community. Sky Croeser talked about introducing Open Source tools to the production of an anarchist magazine. Alan Leigh from the Australian Defense Department talked about an Open Source data-recovery competition his department takes part in. And Joshua McKenty’s introductory OpenStack talk laid out the business case of the public hybrid cloud. 
How to Draw a 2D Object in Android With a Canvasby Juliet Kemp
There are two basic ways of drawing 2D objects in Android. Drawing to a View, as described in the last tutorial, is the best option only when your object is static. If your object is moving, or you otherwise regularly need to redraw, you're better off with a Canvas. Read on for more on drawing with a Canvas, and using a secondary thread to do so.
Q&A with Mentor Graphics’ John Cherry: Android or Embedded Linux?by Libby Clark
To dig a little deeper into some of the similarities and differences between Android and Embedded Linux, we talked with John Cherry, Senior Engineering Manager of Linux Runtime Services at Mentor Graphics. While you might not need Android in a fixed function device such as your toaster (or maybe you do?), he says, "Android is no longer just a mobile communication and tablet operating system."

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