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Sensors 2012, 12, 7109-7125; doi:10.3390/s120607109 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Personal Pervasive Environments: Practice and Experience Francisco J. Ballesteros, Gorka Guardiola and Enrique Soriano Laboratorio de Sistemas, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, E-28943 Madrid, Spain; E-Mail: nemo@ * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: paurea@ (G.G.); esoriano@ (E.S.); Tel.: +34-91-488-8761. Received: 1 April 2012; in revised form: 8 May 2012 / Accepted: 23 May 2012 / Published: 29 May 2012 Abstract: In this paper we present our experience designing and developing two different systems to enable personal pervasive computing environments, Plan B and the Octopus. These systems were fully implemented and have been used on a daily basis for years. Both are based on synthetic (virtual) file system interfaces and provide mechanisms to adapt to changes in the context and reconfigure the system to support pervasive applications. We also present the main differences between them, focusing on architectural and reconfiguration aspects. Finally, we analyze the pitfalls and successes of both systems and review the lessons we learned while designing, developing, and using them. Keywords: operating systems; middleware; pervasive computing; AmI 1. Introduction Understanding the issues present in system software design and development requires to implement different approaches and evaluate their effectiveness in practice, by using them on a daily basis for