Lineo Solutions has joined the Yocto Project as a silver member. We welcome them heartily – and indeed it is a welcome back, as Lineo was involved with the OpenEmbedded project way back in the early 2000s, before it even became OpenEmbedded! Lineo was involved in the original project to port Linux to the Sharp Zaurus. This project eventually grew and become OpenEmbedded.

We are very glad to have Lineo back in the family as an active member in the project. Welcome!

The project is pleased to announce that Intel Corporation has become the first Platinum member of the project. Intel is a founding member of the Yocto Project, and has been a Gold member since 2011.

The Yocto Project has always had two levels for corporate participation: Gold and Silver, which are similar to the same levels in the Linux Foundation itself. These are memberships with paid dues that enable members to have some influence in the project’s governance (see About section). Late last year, the project’s Advisory Board voted to create two new levels:

• Platinum, a new paid level above Gold
• Bronze, a non-paying, non-voting level available to organizations who donate funds to the project but can’t afford to become full members

Stay tuned for more news about the Yocto Project!

Linaro is a collaborative organization whose goal is to promote ARM processors within the Linux community, which they have done very successfully since 2010. The Yocto Project is very pleased to announce Linaro as a Silver Member. Welcome!