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 -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
