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Wind River Announces It Likes Linux After All

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the love-isn't-always-on-time dept.

onecrazyfoo writes "Wind River is going to start supporting Linux in the embedded market. Pretty big news from the largest company in the embedded tools market. What makes it even more interesting is the fact that they have been very anti-Linux and outspoken about it in the past. You can read more about their announcement at LinuxDevices.com." I'm guessing this has come about because of recent changes in the company.

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  1. better developer tools by a+no+n+y+man+123 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hopefully this will mean better developer tools for embedded Linux in the future.

    This is not enough.

  2. Re:Formerly with FreeBSD Wind river? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is an actual question, wasn't Wind River one of the major contributors to the fantastic development work done on FreeBSD?

    Short version, no.

    Longer version: When BSDi fell on hard times around 4/2001, it was sold to Wind River. Many FreeBSD developers made the move. Shortly thereafter many major FreeBSD developers bailed to Apple. The vibe from the higher-ups was that BSD/OS was the "real" product at Wind River.

    Wind River are leeches. Don't expect them to contribute much, if anything.

  3. Re:Pfft by El · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Last time I checked, the Wind River toolchain I was using (Tornado) was built on top of gcc and gdb. So they added a GUI wrapper to it -- so what? It's still THE SAME tool chain you get for free with any embedded Linux!

    --

    "Freedom means freedom for everybody" -- Dick Cheney

  4. Re:Well well well... by IANAAC · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The only thing that really hasn't been mature on Linux until fairly recently is the desktop. All your compilation tools (and OS sandbox/emulator enviroments) have been quite solid and stable for some time now.

  5. Re:Going the way of Sun? by PeteABastard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps they both also have a lot to lose by ignoring Linux. Linux seems to be a disruptive technology, perhaps thier best bet is to build a new core business around Linux, rather than to hang onto their old core business till it is totally eaten.

    Neither Sun nor Wind River were keen to embrace Linux in the past. Perhaps their change of heart is a sign that they see no other choice. It would not be surprising that they regret a decision they feel they were forced into.

    Peter