MontaVista Linux 6 meets embedded developers where they are in the development cycle with a complete embedded Linux distribution and developer tools for a faster time to development. With Market Specific Distributions, the MontaVista Integration Platform and unprecedented flexibility in a commercial solution, MontaVista Linux 6 enables developers to build from source to more easily customize their software stack and add product-differentiating features.
MontaVista Market Specific Distributions (MSD) are new Linux distributions, built on a common framework, and optimized for the respective hardware platform and its target market. An MSD is comprised of an embedded Linux kernel, appropriate device drivers and userland necessary to support the full breadth of functionality provided by the semiconductor vendor. Each MSD is feature compatible with the semiconductor vendors Linux technology and provides the value-add features, expert support, and high quality MontaVista is known for.
The MontaVista Integration Platform provides engineers with the ability to easily extend and customize their software stack, while maintaining control over the build process. They can fetch and easily integrate code from other team members, outside vendors, or the broader open source community, while insulating existing project work. Since it’s built on open source technology, the Integration Platform supports the common recipe file formats used throughout the open source community. This provides the flexibility and customization systems developers need to leverage readily-available software and integrate it into their embedded projects. And finally, the Integration Platforms provides the ability to create reproducible builds with one command, and multiple build configurations for testing and final product delivery.