GID software

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'''GID software'''
 
The most probably choice for a GID operating system is Linux. There are a number of resources from which to begin: 
 
Open Embedded provides a PC based development environment for create embedded Linux applications and utilities: 
http://www.openembedded.org 
 
Handhelds.org provides a clearing-house of Linux solutions for handheld devices. Of particular interest as a standard GID OS (if necessary) is the Familiar OS and the GPE, and Opie environments. 
 
http://www.handhelds.org 
 
It may be that an OS is not necessary and that creating single purposed GID devices would be more useful. 
 
Google is doing their "Summer of Code" contest again this year, (http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/) where they pay students to do OSS development. Participating involves selecting a mentoring organization, deciding on a set of coding tasks that need doing, and finding students to apply. Applications are due in March, so we may want to think about involving bricolabs in this and getting some initial coding done.