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Starlight Linux: Linux Distribution for Embedded Systems

Overview Starlight Linux, a joint project of Auriga and NICEVT (Science and Research Center on Computer Technology, Russia), is a technology based on the popular Linux operating system. Starlight Linux is a full-featured distribution of an embedded Linux targeting a number of microprocessor architectures widely used in the embedded products space. Microprocessor families supported by Starlight Linux include x86, PowerPC, ARM, and others. Several factors have converged to make Linux an attractive offering in the embedded systems space. Linux, freely available from Internet for evaluation and use for everybody, runs on most of today's modern processors.

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Publisher	Auriga	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2002
Format	White Papers
Topics	Embedded Systems, Linux - Open Source, Linux Server OS

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