Re: FreeBSD on embedded systems

From: Wilkinson, Alex (alex.wilkinson_at_dsto.defence.gov.au)
Date: 11/14/05

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To: Juergen Dankoweit <Juergen.Dankoweit@T-Online.de>

        0n Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 10:12:22AM +0100, Juergen Dankoweit wrote:

    >Hello,
    >
    >at the Munich trade fair "Systems 2005" I was asked from a visitor on
    >which embedded systems FreeBSD is running (I was there to promote
    >FreeBSD). He give me his vcard and pointed out that he is a developer on
    >embedded systems. He is very interested in FreeBSD on such systems and
    >he wants to migrate some applications to that platform.
    >
    >I was surprised about this question and the only system that comes in my
    >mind was "Soekris".
    >
    >My question is now: is there an overview on which embedded systems
    >FreeBSD runs?
    >
    >Many thanks for your answer

    You may find this insightful:

    Embedded BSD: A case for BSD in your next embedded system project

                             By Terry Lambert

               [http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200201/embsd.html]

     -aW
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