Meld Embedded Linux Community Hits Its Six Month Anniversary
At 1,500 Members and Growing, the MontaVista-Sponsored Community
Continues to Increase in Numbers and Activity, Acting as a Valued
Resource for Design Engineers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MontaVista®
Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux® commercialization,
today announced that Meld
is now an active community of over 1,500 participants as it passes six
months in operation. Meld fills a need for embedded Linux developers,
offering a community where members can connect to ask questions, share
information and obtain answers, and support one another in their design
efforts. This continued collaboration lets developers accelerate their
development efforts and speed the delivery of Linux-based commercial
products to market.
As Meld continues to grow, it leverages the collective embedded Linux
knowledge base to provide 24-hour community-driven self-help for
development issues specific to embedded Linux, without restrictions on
the flavor of Linux or hardware. This fills a void that exists within
the open source community, which historically has lacked a
comprehensive, central repository of technical expertise specific to
embedded Linux. Discussions in Meld focus on technical topics such as
passing interrupts to a userspace application, applying kernel patches,
and establishing communications via the serial port to quote a few
examples.
Supporting Quotes:
?Linux is based on the idea of sharing knowledge and information, and
there are strong underpinnings of this throughout the entire Linux
community. Having Meld as a place for embedded Linux developers to go to
collaborate and experience that sense of community is critical,? said
Dan Cauchy, Vice President of Marketing at MontaVista Software. ?We have
seen Meld develop into a resource where embedded Linux device developers
can come together to share their knowledge, collaborate with one
another, and speed the design of innovative commercial solutions running
on embedded Linux. We believe that as Meld continues to grow and mature,
this forum will allow embedded Linux to grow and prosper.?
?Melders 'speak my language' more than other Linux forums I've visited.
So when I have a problem, there's sure to be somebody to offer a useful
answer,? said Doug Abbot of Intellimetrix.
?Likewise, I'm in a better position to help others with their questions.?
?Meld has been a long time coming. I wish it had been done sooner,? said
Naveen Gogineni, a Meld participant. ?There is an amazing amount of help
and expertise that is sometimes not reflected in documentation or that
individual support personnel are not capable of addressing effectively.
That is where Meld comes in.?
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Key Points:
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Meld has been in operation for over six months and has 1,500+ members
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As the largest, fastest growing community focused solely on embedded
Linux, Meld is a central location for information and expertise on
embedded Linux development
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Meld fosters discussion to collaborate on design problems
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Meld helps developers find industry colleagues who share interests in
architectures and other topics
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Engineers and developers can leverage Meld to identify subject matter
experts to help solve design challenges
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Meld is open to all developers regardless of which Linux or hardware
they are working with
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MontaVista participants in Meld offer the advantage of MontaVista?s
deep experience and pioneering efforts in embedded Linux
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commercialization. For over 10 years, MontaVista has been helping
embedded developers get the most out of open source by adding commercial
quality, integration, hardware enablement, expert support, and the
resources of the MontaVista development community. Because MontaVista
customers enjoy faster time to market, more competitive device
functionality, and lower total cost, more devices have been deployed
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