<x-flowed>At 08:58 AM 11/30/00 -0500, Rick Onanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Mike Noyes wrote:
> > My interpretation of the taxonomy leads me to believe that once you
> > start doing kernel patches you are creating an embedded distribution.
>
>I don't think so...I see it as a large combination of things, which
>could be completely void of kernel patches or any other given detail;
>you are creating an embedded dist when you either start from scratch
>and build it up one file or package at a time; or when you
>significantly change the design and content of a given distribution:
>for example, if Oxygen, having updated, added, and removed binaries
>and scripts, also had a different directory structure, I'd call it
>a new distribution; if not, definately after a new package format.
Rick,
Did you get a chance to read the 7 page Taxonomy article in Embedded Linux
Journal? It explains the tree pretty well. I came to my conclusion about
kernel patches after reading the article a couple of times. Of course, it
was just one article in a brand new magazine. So, it might be wrong, or I
may have interpreted it incorrectly. It wouldn't be the first time I
misinterpreted something I read.
><snip>
> > Linus for inclusion in the kernel? I may be wrong, but I think this is a
>
>Not required to submit our patches. I don't think Dave did...and
>as I said, who would want 'em?
Linus may. I understand he is very interested in embedded targets.
><snip>
> > Lineo, Lynuxworks, and Dave Cinege worry about creating kernel
> > patches for Linux. We can then use their patches/distributions to
> > create our target environments.
>
>But, that leaves us out in the cold, waiting. Why wait if we can do it?
>
>Really, as you say, though; it's up to the individual developers, as
>LEAF isn't a single project to be developed, but a project to support
>projects.
Agreed, but I would say it's a project to support network appliance
embedded target environment releases. Boy is that a mouthful. :)
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Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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