Here's something interesting. > >Linux-Announce Digest #754, Volume #3 Thu, 30 Mar 00 18:13:07 EST > >Contents: > RFD: comp.os.linux.embedded (John Peterson) > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >From: John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Crossposted-To: >news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.portable,comp.arch.embedded,comp.dsp >Subject: RFD: comp.os.linux.embedded >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 22:43:33 GMT > > REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) > unmoderated group comp.os.linux.embedded > >This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a >world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.embedded. This >is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. >Procedural details are below. > >Newsgroup line: >comp.os.linux.embedded Linux operating system on embedded hardware. > >RATIONALE: comp.os.linux.embedded > >It is becoming apparent that the Linux operating system has a >very bright future in the area of embedded applications; internet >appliances, wireless internet access, personal digital assistants, >television set top boxes, medical instruments, dedicated control >systems, etc. The potential for the growth of Linux in this area is >highlighted by the fact that roughly 95% of all newly manufactured >microcomputer chips are used for embedded applications. > >Industry has already embraced Linux for use in embedded applications >for several reasons. The cost of licensing a commercial operating >system and the power of the open source development model are some >of the more prominent ones. The TiVo personal video recorder, >and the Empeg MP3 car player are two examples of consumer products >that utilize embedded Linux. Samsung has recently announced plans to >market the world's first Linux based PDA, named Yopy. Sony already >uses Linux based systems for developing applications for it's >Playstation2 game machine. The industry has further demonstrated >it's commitment to Linux by the recent announcement of the formation >of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC). It will consist of roughly >50 member companies including IBM, Lineo, Motorola and Red Hat. > >Linux development has historically been oriented toward desktop >and server applications and the current comp.os.linux.* hierarchy >largely reflects this heritage. The unique nature of the technical >issues of using Linux for embedded applications, and the potential >for enormous growth are the two main reasons for the proposal of >this new Usenet newsgroup. > >There will be some overlap of the charter of the proposed group >will that of the existing comp.os.linux.portable newsgroup. This >is unavoidable since some embedded devices are designed with the >intent to provide portable computing resources of a rather general >nature (PDAs for example). However, the universe of embedded devices >that would not be classified as a portable computer is very large >(e.g. TV set top boxes, medical instruments). It is the contention of >the proponent that the proposed group is sufficiently disjoint from >the existing comp.os.linux.portable newsgroup that the efficiency >and viability of both groups would not be negatively impacted. > >Topics related to the use of Linux on embedded processors are >already frequently discussed in several existing Usenet newsgroups >and mailing lists. Statistics for such postings during the period >from Jan 1, 2000 to Jan 31, 2000 are shown in the table below. The >Usenet statistics were gathered using "Power" keyword searches >from the Deja search engine at http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml > > Newsgroup / Mailing List Posts Search Keyword > ======================== ===== ====== ======= > comp.arch.embedded 151 "Linux" > comp.dsp 41 "Linux" > comp.realtime 24 "Linux" > comp.os.linux.development.system 17 "embedded" > comp.os.linux.hardware 8 "embedded" > uclinux mailing list 135 N.A. > --- > Total Postings 376 > > Average / Day 12 (376/31) > >CHARTER: comp.os.linux.embedded > >The proposed newsgroup is intended to be a public forum for the >discussion of the development and use of the Linux operating system >on embedded hardware platforms. Topics considered appropriate for >posting to the group might include (but are not limited to); > > o Software Related Topics > > + Embedded Linux distributions (e.g. Lineo Embedix, Mobile Linux) > + Software APIs for embedded Linux development (e.g. Cygnus EL/IX) > + Development of user applications for embedded Linux > + Integrated Development Environments for embedded Linux > > o Hardware Related Topics > > + Linux based emulators and debuggers for embedded hardware > + Existing Linux support for specific hardware > + Development of device drivers for embedded Linux > >Topics that might appear welcome on the surface, but in fact are not >include; general questions about embedded hardware with no reference >to Linux, questions about embedded or real time programming that >are not specific to Linux, such as "What is multithreading?", or >"What is a deadlock?", etc. > >One time postings of commercial product announcements or postings of >a commercial nature that are replies to another posted inquiry will >be considered appropriate. However, as in most other Usenet groups, >repeated or in-discriminant posting of commercial advertisements will >be prohibited. Postings using MIME, HTML formats are discouraged >since many Usenet readers do not use web browsers. The posting of >source code and binaries for the purpose of distribution shall be >prohibited. However, a small snippet of source code or a small patch >would be considered acceptable. > >END CHARTER. > >PROCEDURE: > >This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase >of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups >should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue >for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this >proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For >Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion >warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens. > >All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups. > >This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation >guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How >to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these >documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any >questions about the process. > >DISTRIBUTION: > >This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups: > > news.announce.newgroups > news.groups > comp.os.linux.announce > comp.os.linux.development.system > comp.os.linux.portable > comp.arch.embedded > comp.dsp > >This RFD has been posted to the following mailing lists; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (discussion of Linux on systems without a MMU) > > To subscribe, send a mail message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > with 'subscribe uclinux' in the body of the mail message > >Proponent: John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >------------------------------ > > >** FOR YOUR REFERENCE ** > >The service address, to which questions about the list itself and requests >to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, is: > > Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >You can submit announcements to be moderated via: > > Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Linux may be obtained via one of these FTP sites: > ftp.funet.fi pub/Linux > tsx-11.mit.edu pub/linux > sunsite.unc.edu pub/Linux > >End of Linux-Announce Digest >****************************** -- To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the command "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the message body. 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