Applying Design Requirements Criteria – the Operating System
In the last chapter, we dove deep into many factors to consider in your hardware platform selection criteria. In earlier chapters, we reviewed other factors to keep in mind as well. Everything has been building up throughout each chapter. Everything ties into the security of a solution – some directly, and others more indirectly.
In this chapter, we’re hopefully going to educate you on all the factors that your team needs to consider when choosing the right Linux operating system for your appliance. Upon completion of this chapter, you’ll be ready to finalize your design criteria and actually start building your initial prototypes.
Since the late 1990s, I must have tried countless distributions of Linux. In the earliest days, new distributions popped up all over the place. Back before high-speed internet, we used to have to buy monthly Linux magazines that contained CD-ROMs with new distributions...
