Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:36:44 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, FreeBSD Chat Mailing List <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Embedded servers + PicoBSD? Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010131143448.049ada00@localhost> In-Reply-To: <v0422081ab69e1e25e3aa@[172.17.1.121]>
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I've already done something better than this with OpenBSD and something similar with FreeBSD. It's not only do-able, it's much BETTER to use a BSD-licensed OS for embedded applications. The GPL is a real liability because it could force you to give up the special creative work you've put into your embedded hardware and software. --Brett At 12:59 PM 1/31/2001, Brad Knowles wrote: >Folks, > > The story on /. about the Netcomm Modem/Hub/Server (running an embedded version of Linux, see <http://www.linuxworld.com.au/article.php3?aid=124&tid=1>) has gotten me thinking about how you could do something like this (or even better) on FreeBSD. > > It also occurred to me that you could do the WAN networking part with standard PC Cards, and you could even throw in wireless 802.11b networking as well. > > > Does anyone know of any good embedded hardware systems that are well-supported by FreeBSD, and can support a hard drive (e.g., an IDE/ATAPI drive like you might find in a laptop), plus a couple of PC Cards? > > If you've got this much, I think most of the rest of the drivers pretty much already fall right into place, and all you'd have to do is cook up a case to put the thing in, and a small four or five-port hub to plug onto the back of the machine (which would then get integrated into the case). > > > Just curious. > >-- > These are my opinions -- not to be taken as official Skynet policy >====================================================================== >Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be> > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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