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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. question by lingqi · · Score: 4, Insightful
    takes advantage of open source software and the benefits of Linux.

    not trolling, but a genuine question: advantage of open source I can understand - what benefit does linux bring to the embedded world, if they already have the core OS?

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    1. Re:question by Evil+Adrian · · Score: 4, Funny

      A cute penguin logo!

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    2. Re:question by cybermace5 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Plenty.

      Embedded devices are becoming increasingly powerful, and are expected to do more. Have you ever looked into the capabilities of new high-end stereo receivers? It's almost exponential from year to year.

      A lot of functions normally requiring a full computer are being moved into embedded devices. It makes it a lot easier to port in an application, if it uses an OS you're already familiar with.

      Linux adds another layer of compatibility over the base OS. For optimal speed, yes, you'd want to tweak every line for the target hardware. But the hardware cycle is so fast, that sometimes it's nice to let someone else specialize in the performance tweaks. Lets you concentrate on functionality.

      There's already a million ways that this is being done, but an open and high-quality (yet to be seen) alternative is always welcome.

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    3. Re:question by zbik · · Score: 5, Informative

      TRON is more of an OS specificication than an OS; many vendors implement the TRON API in their RTOS, and many applications (in Japan) are developed for it. This project could be cool because it would enable companies to adopt Linux while maintaining compatibility with their legacy embedded apps -- provided this does not become a proprietary MontaVista technology. The benefit of Linux is the massive amount of hardware it will run on, and the all the development tools & libraries available.


      Redhat's eCos already supports uITRON (Micro Industrial TRON, the most popular flavor) through a compatibility layer.

  2. DARN!! by Xandar01 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was really hoping this had something to do with lightcycles and recognizers.

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  3. MCP! by Traicovn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I think that if we have a 'tron' linux that somewhere they better make something named 'MCP'. Maybe root should be replaced with the loggin MCP.... heheheh...

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  4. Re:acronyms by silvaran · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The Real-time Operating system Nucleus" should be called "TROSN"

    Bless you.

  5. I'll SUE! by de_boer_man · · Score: 4, Funny

    In related news a flurry of lawsuits were recently filed:

    The first was filed by Disney, because they OWN TRON.

    The second was filed by SCO, because they OWN Unix, and this whole TRON thing might somehow cut into their profits.

    The third was also filed by SCO. It was a billion dollar lawsuit against Disney. SCO also threatened to pull Disney's TRON license, which could prevent Disney from using bits, light cycles, or recognizers, or strange old men rotating in I/O towers at any future time.

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