| From: "Richard (Rogers @ work)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Does anyone know any wireless devices (PDA) running cuLinux? | | Wonder if any big players have anything ready yet? Would be cool if I | can install a soft phone and other gegits on there.
[In email to a mailing list, it is a good idea to keep lines well under 80 columns. This makes quoting work better.] Why uClinux in particular? There are a lot of linux distros around. I think that several are now focusing on being suitable for embedding in phones. I don't really know the lay of the land here. uClinux originated in Toronto as a port to the Palm PDA and then radiated. Its original techincal innovation was not needing an MMU. I understand that now it can be configured to use an MMU. I really like MMUs. They enforce memory isolation between processes. Most modern embedded processors suitable for Linux now have MMUs. It may be the case that an ARM MMU causes unacceptable task switching overhead for certain applications. Summary: I hope that the unique technical feature of uClinux is not used. uClinux is a commercial venture. I think that its ownership changed a few times in the .com boom and bust. The current owner might be Arcturus Networks inc. My impression of the Linux/telephony world is that there are a few players that are jockeying to own the field. They don't all get "open source", at least as I understand it. Paul Wouters probably knows the players in a useful way. He has posted a couple of relevant messages to this list. He's going to give a talk at TASK on February 28. http://www.task.to/events/upcoming.php
