A variant of this article also exists as a conference presentation.

Do you already have a job in embedded Linux but wish to be given more challenging goals? Or are you in IT, already using Linux on your own laptop, and dreaming about landing an embedded Linux job, possibly starting as your own boss? Follow my advice in a patient and consistent way, and you will achieve your goals in less than 12 months.

Last week, I gave a “How to test a specific version of Linux on PC hardware” talk at the Alposs conference in Echirolles near Grenoble, France.

This was a very nice technical conference, with 330 participants (+110 compared to last year), organized in the city hall of Echirolles near Grenoble and by Belledonne Communications (the editors of Linphone) and OW2, an international association of Free Software professionals. Echirolles has a very dynamic orientation, deploying Free and Open Source Software in many of its services, thus improving the services offered to its citizens.