TimeSys Corporation, a embedded Linux service provider, has announced its LinuxLink Radio, a free podcast focused on embedded Linux. Listeners can keep a pulse on the growing embedded Linux industry and pick up tips that will help them with their next project. The content in LinuxLink Radio is designed to be of interest to all embedded Linux developers, whether or not they are subscribers to the LinuxLink service for building customized Linux platforms.

LinuxLink Radio is hosted by Gene Sally and Maciej Halasz from TimeSys, who have over 15 years of combined experience in embedded Linux. New episodes of LinuxLink Radio will be available every two weeks, with each being around 30 minutes in length. Topics of conversation during the podcast will cover a wide range of embedded Linux topics, with content available for experienced developers, as well as those new to embedded Linux. Three episodes are already available:

• Episode 1: An introduction to embedded Linux, discussing why embedded developers should consider using Linux, from technical and business standpoints.
• Episode 2: A guest interview with Thomas Gleixner, one of the main contributors to the real-time patches for the Linux kernel, covering real-time Linux for embedded systems, features of real-time like priority inheritance and high resolution timers, and upcoming improvements to the Linux kernel to support additional real-time functionality.
• Episode 3: The State of Embedded Linux Past, Present and Future.