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arjvik 11 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware

I'm confused why such a device needs to run Linux instead of an RTOS

ACCount36 11 months ago [–]

Because using an RTOS for anything complex sucks, and Linux is nice and easy to work with.

Same reason why routers run Linux.

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