Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 30th Aug 2006 16:54 UTC, submitted by anonymous
NetBSD "NetBSD runs on more hardware platforms than any other UNIX derivative due to smart design decisions and a commitment to portable code. Whether you're porting an operating system to a proprietary embedded system or looking for stability and compatibility across hardware platforms in the lab, NetBSD and its open license is a compelling alternative to Linux and the GNU Public License."
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Embedded systems
by siska on Wed 30th Aug 2006 18:38 UTC
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2006-02-01

> NetBSD's small footprint, ease of portability, and BSD
> license make it a perfect choice for embedded systems.
...provided the CPU/MCU has a MMU.
Linux 2.6 kernel can run on MMUless CPU/MCUs.

I know there exists last year a proposal for a google summer code project to porting NetBSD kernel to MMUless CPUs but it remanied only a proposal (as far as I remember).