[LUAU] on-topic, finally!

[Jim Thompson]

On Sep 19, 2005, at 8:52 AM, Brian Chee wrote:

> I should also point out that the old "Linux Router Project" has been
> superceded by efforts off knoppix and others to create "small" distros
> that are fully capable of booting from USB/CF/etc in support of new  
> bios
> features like those found in the Mini-ATX/ITX motherboards.

Many others.  Its straight-forward to use "buildroot", busybox and  
uclibc to create a bootable CF image.

You (probably) don't need or want something the size of Knoppix in an  
embedded device.

> The PODS project (www.pods.hawaii.edu) has been playing with the  
> iTuner
> platform and now going to a Mini-ITX motherboard to create embedded
> systems with no moving parts. We're also playing the Medallion
> (www.techsol.ca) that is a wonderful system, but since it uses  
> toolchain
> (lots of utils in a single executable) it does have quite a  
> learning curve
> associated with it. (The familier distro is similar but is setup  
> for the
> iPaq)

Which iTuner platform?  (andrei has so many...)