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Hi Wolfgang,

>> Freescale's technical (design) support is great, and they
>> (the software developers; Kim, Timur, etc) are actively
>> maintaining/contributing to git trees for u-boot and Linux.
>> If you can change processors, I'd recommend any Freescale
>> part over an AMCC part.
> 
> But then,  a  lot  of  people  with  in-depth  experience  with  AMCC
> processors hang out on the lists and on IRC, too. AMCC is pretty well
> supported at least as far as U-Boot and Linux (and the ELDK) go.

Thats good to know.

I was just trying to relay my experience with the two
company's support and with two comparable processors
(440EP vs MPC8349EA).

The nice thing about this group, and open-source in
general, is the 'open' part, everyone can share their
experiences :)

Cheers,
Dave