The proposal to create comp.os.linux.embedded has been approved by a large majority. There were 500 YES votes and 8 NO votes, for a total of 508 valid votes. The newsgroup's address is currently propagating around the Internet and should be available soon.

CHARTER: comp.os.linux.embedded

This newsgroup is intended to be a public forum for the discussion of the development and use of the Linux operating system on embedded hardware platforms. Topics considered appropriate for posting to the group might include (but are not limited to):

• Software Related Topics
  • Embedded Linux distributions (e.g. Lineo Embedix, Mobile Linux)
    
  • Software APIs for embedded Linux development (e.g. Cygnus EL/IX)
    
  • Development of user applications for embedded Linux
    
  • Integrated Development Environments for embedded Linux
  
  
• Hardware Related Topics
  • Linux based emulators and debuggers for embedded hardware
    
  • Existing Linux support for specific hardware
    
  • Development of device drivers for embedded Linux

Topics that might appear welcome on the surface, but in fact are not, include; general questions about embedded hardware with no reference to Linux, questions about embedded or real time programming that are not specific to Linux, such as “What is multithreading?”, or “What is a deadlock?”, etc.

One time postings of commercial product announcements or postings of a commercial nature that are replies to another posted inquiry will be considered appropriate. However, as in most other Usenet groups, repeated or indiscriminant posting of commercial advertisements will be prohibited. Postings using MIME, HTML formats are discouraged since many Usenet readers do not use web browsers. The posting of source code and binaries for the purpose of distribution shall be prohibited. However, a small snippet of source code or a small patch would be considered acceptable.

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Questions about the group may be directed to its “proponent”, John Peterson.

 
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