“Lineo(TM), Inc. today released a road map for the Linux
technologies and products it is pioneering for the embedded market.
Lineo, a subsidiary of Caldera, Inc., projects it will be first to
market with a broad collection of embedded Linux(R) software
development tools, technologies and products. At the Embedded
Systems Conference, to be held this week in San Jose, Lineo will be
demonstrating betas and shipping versions of the products described
in the road map. Support for the x86 processor, due first quarter
2000, will be followed by support for MIPS and StrongARM
processors.”
“The Lineo road map outlines how we believe we will maintain the
leadership position in providing OEMs with solid, comprehensive
Linux-based embedded technologies and products,” said Bryan Sparks,
CEO of Lineo, Inc. “Earlier this year, we unified our long-term
Linux expertise and our embedded market experience. We’ve been
energetically working with our partners and customers to produce
these solutions…”
“To create a version of Linux useful to embedded OEMs, Lineo
is developing a unique distribution of Linux specifically targeted
at embedded devices. This development includes reengineering
existing Linux packages to take advantage of reduced memory,
storage and processor speeds common in embedded devices, as well as
developing new Linux packages for the embedded environment,
including non-X-based graphical APIs and extensions for placing
Linux in FLASH RAM. Embedix also introduces a new level of
identical reproducibility to customized embedded solutions. Because
of its open source Linux base, Embedix can be identically
reproduced months or years later, facilitating the potential need
of OEMs to exactly recreate an embedded Linux solution long after
initial deployment for purposes of minor enhancements or
application fixes.”