The Linux Foundation has said that the Yocto Project will work with the OpenEmbedded community to advance embedded Linux.
The project aims to prevent fragmentation and reinforce the OpenEmbedded methodology as an open standard for embedded Linux build systems, said the foundation.
The Yocto Project is a Linux Foundation workgroup that aims to develop open source technology for companies to make custom Linux-based systems for embedded products, no matter which hardware architecture is used.
Linux kernel developer Grant Likely said Linux can be adapted for any application, but it is not always easy to get started with a custom design.
Likely said, "I’m thrilled that OpenEmbedded and the Yocto members are working together to make building custom Linux systems simple and reliable."
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit organisation focused on speeding up the growth of Linux, while the OpenEmbedded community works to build a common build framework for embedded Linux.
The Linux Foundation today also announced a host of new companies that are taking part in the embedded Linux efforts including Dell, Intel, Mentor Graphics and Wind River.
