This more robust system allows 3rd party package developers with the ability to describe the requirements of their embedded software package. Essentially, this allows eCos and the eCos toolkit to serve as a software developer kit for any 3rd party software package. This allows internet-connected appliance developers the ability to begin using eCos for prototype development. For users of the v1.3 configuration system, the package may be optionally added to the system and brings its own configuration information with it. This also serves as a reference for 3rd party software providers on how to implementing add-on packages.
Commercial support is available for a subset of hardware platforms.
Additional hardware target support Support for of a number of eCos ports are now available and fully open source. Go to our open source home page for the latest information. As eCos has covered more platforms and provides more functionality, we have seen increased demand for support services from many different types of development teams. Check out our support offerings . While many folks are trying to squeeze Embedded Linux down in size, it has a lower practical limit of several hundred kilobytes.