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TRON + Linux = "T-Linux"

Posted by timothy on from the gudgilla dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The T-Engine Forum and MontaVista Software announced today that they are collaborating to combine the long-dominant Japanese embedded operating system, TRON ("The Real-time Operating system Nucleus"), with embedded Linux, in the hopes of creating a standardized software architecture for embedded devices that takes advantage of open source software and the benefits of Linux."

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  1. Re:question by interstellar_donkey · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought the same thing, and I can only come up with two answers.

    1. Ease of development of applications on the embedded products (of course, if they are embedded, why would they need... oh, never mind)

    2. Branding. Let's face it. Linux in and of itself has become a buzzword. What sounds better, 'Buy this new toaster that runs a new and efficent OS to handle everything your toast could need', or 'Buy this toaster... it's powered by Linux!'

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  2. Re:Smell my bok choy by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Troll

    >> So, removable optical media containing this operating system would be called...?

    Worthless tripe?

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  3. t-linux??? by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 0, Troll

    TRONIX TRONIX TRONIX

    MAYBE!! trunix or trinix....

    but c'mon get creative!