Star New kid on embedded Linux block -- Gentoo
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 3rd Dec 2004 22:01 UTC
Gentoo A project to create embedded versions of Gentoo Linux has achieved preliminary releases on x86, MIPS, PPC, and ARM. The releases include native core system binaries, cross-platform toolchains, and, for x86, an optional hardened toolchain. The year-old project needs developers to help add cross-compile awareness to source packages.
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what's the advantage?
by jared on Fri 3rd Dec 2004 22:33 UTC

Pardon my ignorance, but isn't the big deal about gentoo its portage system? How much software are people going to be installing on an embedded system? They should usually be just the initial setup and then let it go (assuming no problems). Does Gentoo have some custom kernel patches or something that would make it better than say someone who specializes in this sort of thing?