Author: JT Smith
The Register: “Red Hat is to pitch an open source operating system at smartphones manufacturers
– but it won’t be Linux. In partnership with 3G Lab, it’ll tweak the embedded Cygnus
OS (eCos) for use in 3G devices under the name eCos/M3.” Getting eCos/M3 off the ground won’t be an easy task; a similar project at Symbian (also starting with a mature OS), using some of the mobile industry’s best and brightest minds, took three years to complete.
– but it won’t be Linux. In partnership with 3G Lab, it’ll tweak the embedded Cygnus
OS (eCos) for use in 3G devices under the name eCos/M3.” Getting eCos/M3 off the ground won’t be an easy task; a similar project at Symbian (also starting with a mature OS), using some of the mobile industry’s best and brightest minds, took three years to complete.
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- Open Source
