From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jonathan Larmour To: Chris Gray Cc: eCos discussion Subject: Re: [ECOS] Advice for student project Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 10:08:00 -0000 Message-id: <3B698866.E59DAF04@redhat.com> References: <3B691926.D5774A01@acunia.com> X-SW-Source: 2001-08/msg00067.html Chris Gray wrote: > > I have a couple of student interns assigned to work on porting our > Java((TM)-compatible) VM to eCos. (It's being done as a student > project because that's the only way I could get the manpower: no > one here seems to regard eCos as a ``strategic'' platform). > > I don't want them to get bogged down in getting eCos to run in the > first place, and we have only limited eCos expertise in-house > (hi Jeroen), so I'd like them to work on well-supported platforms. > My idea was to start with the linux synthetic target, and move > on from that to the iPAQ. Does that sound like a good plan, or > does anyone have another kewl pocket-sized device to recommend? If you don't have any device dependencies (at first), the Linux synth target is a fine place to start. The iPaq is a sexy looking choice for demos. > And before anyone asks: the VM in question is scheduled to be > released under a BSD-ish licence later this month. Now that would be interesting :-). Jifl -- Red Hat, Rustat House, Clifton Road, Cambridge, UK. Tel: +44 (1223) 271062 Maybe this world is another planet's Hell -Aldous Huxley || Opinions==mine