Re: Embedded Linux?

Bernd Petrovitsch
2006-06-22T08:59:30Z

On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 12:07 +0530, Daniel Rodrick wrote:
[...]
> I'm a newbie, true to its every sense, and hence this question.
>
> I have come across the term "Embedded Linux" a lot of times. Is
> embedded linux a different branch of kernel all together? Or is it

Not really.

> that the vanila stock kernel (downloaded from kernel.org) becomes
> "Embedded Linux" when compiled for an embedded processor like ARM /
> PPC etc?

Yes. But nowadays there also "embedded" boards with Intel-compatible
CPUs (e.g. Celerons, VIA-C[23], etc. on PC104 boards, SoC, etc).
And not all PPCs can be considered "embedded" - think of IBM high-end
PPC machines.

Bernd
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