On Monday 27 February 2006 07:27 pm, Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
> Todd Walton wrote:
> > On 2/27/06, Michael O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> It must be the newish WRT54GL, router - the L is for Linux:
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/8b9ap [1]. This is really the original Linux-based
> >>> version of lore, now repackaged and with a higher price. Linksys has
> >>> moved to VxWorks as the OS on the newest versions (v5) of the WRT54G
> >>> series.
> >>
> >> Why did they move to VxWorks ?
> >
> > Control.
>
> Doubtful. More like cost.
>
> VxWorks works for *much* wimpier hardware than Linux.
>
> -a
Andrew is right. The control issue is just "gravy."
"Linksys's director of product marketing, Mani Dhillon,
said Linksys made the switch because, as a more deeply
embedded system, VxWorks allowed the company to halve
the amounts of Flash and RAM in the device, while retaining
similar functionality. Apparently, reducing memory-related
BOM (bill-of-materials) costs more than offset the costs of
licensing a proprietary OS, given the WRT54G's extremely
high sales volume. "We sell literally hundreds of thousands
per month," Dhillon said.
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS4729641740.html
BobLQ
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