Subject: Re: embedded customers are asking for linux
To: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofygoof.com>
From: Ian Zagorskih <ianzag@megasignal.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 09/19/2003 11:00:21
On Thursday 18 September 2003 22:36, Aaron J. Grier wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 12:15:55AM +0000, Ian Zagorskih wrote:
> > On the other hand, Linux is much more popular in embedded systems at
> > least from my experience. Just two facts comes in mind:
>
> NetBSD does not have a variant supporting MMU-less processors.  this is
> becoming less of an issue as technology progresses and even $20
> microcontrollers contain MMUs, but currently NetBSD cannot compete in
> the same domain as =B5CLinux.

Hm... as far as i understand, Intel PXA255 has MMU ? ATM i mean exactly thi=
s=20
CPU.

ps: according to=20
http://ianzag.megasignal.com/ftp/doc/hdw/vendors/Intel/ARM/PXA255/27879601.=
pdf

On the other hand, for example QNX6 OS supports PXA255 and QNX was always "=
MMU=20
Only" Operating System :)

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