The Embedded Linux Vendor Offerings
Another criticism of Linux is that it lacks a support structure. However, commercial Linux distribution vendors certainly offer support for desktop, server, and now embedded systems. There are four predominant commercial embedded Linux vendors:
| Lineo | www.lineo.com |
| LynuxWorks | www.lynuxworks.com |
| MontaVista Software | www.mvista.com |
| Red Hat | www.redhat.com/embedded |
These vendors are quick to point out that they offer products based on Linux—that they are not just packaging and support organizations. This is true. These vendors offer, as a base product, an embedded Linux toolkit, which at a minimum configures and compiles the kernel, configures and builds a root filesystem, and offers instruction through documentation. ...
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