[Linux-streams] OSDL / CGL and Streams

[Steve Davis]

Hi All,

Representing Ulticom, I'm in the process of working to get Streams, specifically LiS, listed as an official requirement and part of the OSDL (osdl.org) Carrier Grade Linux version 2.0 Technical Specification. The end-goal of the CGL activity is to get the various Linux distros to provide and _support _the CGL suite of capabilities as a standard product.

This is a bit of an up-hill battle. The proposal position is that there are a number of revenue generating applications that could potentially be deployed on a Streams-able Linux and that this would be a good way to get Linux into the core telecom networks. We are not proposing that Streams be built into the kernel, but rather treated as a separate capability with only supported 'hooks' in the kernel - basically the LiS model.

We could use some help in this. In particular, in order to get Streams into the CGL spec, we need to get the distros in particular, and the other members of OSDL/CGL aware (and favorable) to the need for it - or said another way, we need to make the everybody aware of the monetary opportuniies that result from deploying Linux based products that use Streams.

It would be useful if you could supply to me a list of company names, contact names if you wish, and applications that would be candidates for use on CGL Linux and would benefit from Streams being a standard part of CGL. I am trying to build a general business case for Streams in Linux as part of my work.

It would also be useful if you could contact the appropriate people in your company that are involved with OSDL/CGL and ask them to 'push' Streams as a requirement.

Finally, if people in your respective companies have influence with any of the following OSDL distros or other involved companies, now would be a great time for them to mention the need for Streams and the implicit opportunities to their contacts at these companies.

Companys and Organizations to Influence

MontaVista
Red Hat
SuSE (Germany)
Turbo Linux (Japan)

Alcatel (France)
Cisco
Ericsson
Fujitsu
Hitachi
HP
IBM
Intel
Linux Works
NEC
Nokia
Timesys

osdl.org



I would also encourage any of you who might be thinking about getting involved with OSDL / CGL, to contact the OSDL organization and consider joining - and of course mention the Streams issue. The cost is relatively low and they are looking for companies to join who will actually use the resulting product - Carrier Grade Linux.

I would appreciate your support in whatever fashion works best for you. Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

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Best Regards,

Steve Davis
Principal Engineer

Ulticom
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Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054


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