[tlug] Sharp comments on Zaurus at kernel summit.

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Interesting commentary from Sharp[1] presumably referring to Zaurus.

> ... Its products are generally based on system-on-chip hardware, with
drivers coming from the
> component vendors. ...

>Why does Sharp not just reject components which do not come with free
drivers? ...
> ... it is still hard to find competitively-priced parts with open drivers.

> These systems do a lot with user-space drivers. ... ported directly
from the in-house RTOS

> In response to a question on whether Sharp had tried a more recent
kernel, the answer was that
> it was usually not possible; the board support is usually not in the
mainline so they have to go
> with what the embedded system provider is offering.

Edward

1. http://lwn.net/Articles/357477/