FOSS is the future

Free and open source software (FOSS) has become a force to reckon with in many markets, especially so in connected embedded devices. For example, VDC Research predicts embedded Linux will run roughly 65% of embedded products shipped by 2017 (it’s over 50%now.) Besides the obvious advantages of reusing code it encourages open standards and frameworks. Here’s a good post on this topic:

Round-up: Open source technologies are key to the growth of Internet of Things