“One Hundred Percent Pure Linux – Open Source and Royalty
Free.“
“MontaVista Software Inc., developer of the Hard
HatTM Linux® operating system for embedded
applications, today announces the version 1.0 release of the
company’s Hard Hat Linux distribution. Hard Hat Linux, based
entirely on the standard Linux kernel and open-source components
and royalty-free, is optimized for embedded applications, including
communications infrastructure and Internet appliances….”
“MontaVista Software President and CEO Jim Ready, the originator
of VRTX®, the first viable commercial embedded operating
system, comments, “In the past, proprietary embedded kernels were
touted for their supposedly unique ability to address embedded
systems needs. Today we see Linux occupying every niche in the
embedded systems space, from ‘deeply embedded’ resource-limited
systems to well-outfitted high- end CompactPCI-based designs,
without the need for proprietary closed-source, royalty-bearing
kernels or extensions.”
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