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Embedded Linux BoFs

Date: 5:00pm, Wednesday, August 11th
Location: Atlantic 2
Topic: Distributions
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Community is a fluid concept that readily crosses competitive boundaries, as evidenced by the Meld embedded Linux community, CELF itself, the CELF wiki at eLinux.org, and the numerous hardware and software communities sponsored by vendors or established in open-source venues. However, there is no central point. Where can I go if I have a question or just want to listen to the questions of others? How do I even go about finding out whom to ask? Since all embedded developers are members of different communities, this BoF is open to everyone. The discussion topic is how to make "the embedded Linux community" as a whole more approachable and easier to navigate for both the beginner and the experienced developer, project manager, support engineer, or technical writer.  Various individual communities will be discussed as well as the increasing use of social media.

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Jeff Osier-Mixon, MontaVista Software

Jeff Osier-Mixon is a technical writer, developer advocate, community manager, and independent open-source blogger at http://jefro.net. He works at MontaVista Software, LLC, a market leader in embedded Linux. Jeff speaks at conferences regularly, including the Embedded Linux Conference, Linux Collaboration Summit 2009, and OSCON 2010. He is currently writing a book about the Beagle Board.

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