On Monday 13 September 2004 20:59, Vinayak Hegde wrote:

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:12:17 -0700 (PDT), Trevor Warren

trevorwarren@yahoo.com wrote:

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Evening Gnuhas,

I think some one like JTD who has done quite a bit of work on GNU/Linux OS in the embedded space might be a ideal candidate for imparting GNU/Linux Training. He seems to have gone on the hibernate mode on this list though :).

Not at all. The problem is nobody asks any questions. One has to start working with embedded linux to ask questions. The recent thread on linux on cell phones was the only thread on embedded stuff in a long time. Then again it was just general probing for info which is available on google. If somenone is really interested he would have done the bakground, outlined the problem, outlined plausable solutions and asked for comments. I for one would have definetly responded. If people are interested we could flag off an embedded project on either ARM which is the most popular and easily available processor or Power PC which has great performance, or ye ol X86 (Via C2/3) which has a little of everything + familarity. There are others available too like 683xxxx, Mips, Sh, roll-ur-own Sparc on xilinx / altera. This involves a lot of HARD WORK which our grrreat engineers find wholly unpalatable. Why to rack ones brains when one can cut and past from EFY /Elektor sundry 25 yr old gizmos like wireless network (1 infrared reciever, 1 ir led, 1 555). If u thought it was 802.11 perish the thought, most havent heard of such complex decimals "in the syllabus". And microprocessors=8085 menta kit (it should be labelled dementia kit).

It is a pity that even with tools like GNU/Linux and mediums like the internet and email our level of education and awareness has become so pathetic. Jeez here i go again like an old foggy.

I am personally interested in robotics. This would involve mechanics, electronics, embeded hardware and software and tonnes of fun. It would also provide self education to those involved / seeking.

rgds jtd