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		ACCount36 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware Fun fact: none of the cheap IP camera SoC vendors implement v4l2. They all have their own off-spec kernel drivers, compatible with absolutely nothing. You even have to rewrite camera sensor drivers from scratch for every vendor's middleware.

arjvik 8 months ago [–]

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

ACCount36 8 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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