Re: [ECOS] Advice for student project

[Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>]

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
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