From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from opersys.com ([64.40.108.71] helo=www.opersys.com) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.14 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 19DpeL-0001Jw-UV for ; Thu, 08 May 2003 18:57:46 +0100 Sender: karim@www.opersys.com Message-ID: <3EBA9856.CDE12048@opersys.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 13:48:06 -0400 From: Karim Yaghmour MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux-MTD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [ANNOUNCE] embedded book / embeddedTUX.org Reply-To: karim@opersys.com List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Hello, For some time now I have been working on putting together documentation to help developers use Linux in embedded systems without requiring the purchase of any product or the use of any pre-packaged distribution: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/belinuxsys/ The approach I've documented requires only that you have an Internet connection to download the various packages straight from the source. The complete procedure to obtain a functional embedded system based on those packages is detailed in the book. There is, for instance, an in-depth discussion of the configuration, installation, and use of the MTD subsystem and the MTD tools. In fact, the entire chapter 7 is mainly dedicated to discussing the use of solid-state storage devices in Linux. In order to further increase the level of technical discussion around the use of Linux in embedded systems and provide up-to-date information, I've also set up a web site and a mailing list at: http://www.embeddedtux.org/ As the site states, hype and other marketing-related material aren't welcome on embeddedTUX.org. I think many will agree that there has been enough of that already on the subject of "embedded Linux." My intent with writing the book and building the site was to bridge the gap that exists between embedded systems developers that use open source and free software packages, and the open source and free software community that produces these packages. My hope is that we will see mainstream embedded developers make more contributions to the open source and free software packages they use in building embedded Linux systems. Ultimately, this will ensure Linux remains the best choice for an embedded OS. [There is, of course, more detail to these ideas than I can fit in an email. I invite you to take a look at the book and the site if you're interested.] HTH, Karim =================================================== Karim Yaghmour karim@opersys.com Embedded and Real-Time Linux Expert ===================================================