From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [195.96.192.9] (helo=sirio.fastnet.it ident=postfix) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LyosS-0007ie-5G for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:05:45 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sirio.fastnet.it (FASTnet-NAP) with ESMTP id B340895AC2 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sirio.fastnet.it ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (sirio [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 08951-01-10 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sole.fastnet.it (sole.fastnet.it [195.96.192.1]) by sirio.fastnet.it (FASTnet-NAP) with ESMTP id 9027E95AB9 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sole.fastnet.it (FASTnet-NAP) with ESMTP id 7B8481A61E2 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sole.fastnet.it ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (sole [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 18179-01-5 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.215] (host141-216-static.91-82-b.business.telecomitalia.it [82.91.216.141]) by sole.fastnet.it (FASTnet-NAP) with ESMTP id 9A1091A61DF for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:32 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <49F71A12.5050302@spesonline.com> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:34 +0200 From: Stefano Regno User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080505) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org References: <49CEAF3E.2050805@gmx.net> <5c5e5c350903300148j5c4ec665o176a4a1ed0f5b48d@mail.gmail.com> <49D0A271.3010902@gmx.net> <1238436006.11483.5.camel@port4> <49D1177F.6040200@gremlin.it><49D29D5E.8040901@gmx.net> <49D310B6.7090005@gremlin.it> In-Reply-To: <49D310B6.7090005@gremlin.it> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at fastnet.it X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at fastnet.it Subject: Re: OE presentations X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:05:51 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alessandro GARDICH wrote: > Robert Schuster wrote: >> Hi Alessandro, >> >> Alessandro GARDICH schrieb: >>> Hi all >>> >>> this is a presentation I did about Linux Embedded and OpenEmbedded in >>> Italian for Linux Day (in Italy) in 2007. >>> >>> http://www.gremlin.it/download/index.php?dir=&file=LinuxDay2007%20-%20GNU%20Linux%20Embedded.pdf >>> >> This link provokes some anti-leech thingie ... disturbing .. :$ >> >> Anyway. I don't understand itialian but your slides look like you argue >> that an embedded system has certain system parameters like RAM, storage, >> CPU speeds that are much lower to what you expect from a desktop >> machine. While this may be true for some time you are always risking >> that next years' technology catches up with your assumptions very >> quickly. >> >> Just think about the Sheeva CPU which supports clockspeed up to 1.2GHz, >> or the OMAP4 which will comes with 2 CPU cores. >> >> A better way to argue is IMO the great integration an embedded system >> provides. The chip that makes up the system often contains various >> controllers for e.g. ethernet, wireless, sound, lcd, bluetooth, ... >> Often there is also a graphics core and a DSP added. >> >> And while having all these shiny stuff in they consume a fraction of the >> power a desktop CPU does. >> >> That is at least the way I would introduce people to the embedded >> world. :) >> >> Regards >> Robert >> >> >> Anyone have info about beagle? or how can find info detailed about it? >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openembedded-devel mailing list >> Openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org >> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-devel > > Yes, but as i said, it's a presentation of 2007 ... > and was an introduction to Embedded Linux and OE, for in high scool > students and fresh linux users. > Moreover, most ARM processor was under 300MHz in 2007 > > -- Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding --Albert Einstein