While many in the Linux community focus on enterprise and multi-processor servers, there are also many who are working and deploying Linux on the network edge. Due to its open nature, and the ability to swiftly develop complex applications, Linux is rapidly becoming the number one embedded operating system. However, there are many differences between running Linux on a Quad processor system with 16Gig of Memory and 250Gig of RAID storage than a on a system where the total cost of hardware is less than the price of a typical meal.

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