“A startup that has crafted a compact version of Linux is about
to throw its hat into the expanding circle of companies bringing
this open-source software to embedded markets.”
“At the Linux World expo here this week, MontaVista Software
Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) will show off Hard Hat Linux, an embedded
version of the operating system tailored to board makers such as
Force Computers Inc. and Ziatech Corp. Separately, Motorola’s
Computer Group will unveil its own Linux plans, which focus on
X86-based servers and network boxes.”
“The developments represent the flowering of an embedded-Linux
movement that has taken root during the past few years, thanks in
part to the swirl of activity that has led to the porting of the
kernel to various microprocessors.”