[yocto] Why use Yocto?

[Philip Balister]

On 06/09/2014 03:52 PM, Marlon Smith wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm developing a product that will run on a custom i.MX6 board and I'm
> trying to decide whether to use Yocto or Ubuntu (there's a version of
> Ubuntu packaged for the Wandboard that will run on our board).  The
> board will run our own custom app, and we'll modify the Linux kernel to
> support our hardware.
> 
> Ubuntu seems like it would be ready to go - just put it on an SD card,
> boot the board, compile the app and create a new SD card image from the
> result to use for manufacturing.
> 
> Yocto seems like it would be easier to remove unneeded packages from,
> and easier to cross-compile the application for.  This means we could
> have a smaller SD card image in the end.
> 
> What are your thoughts on this?

How would you handle GPL compliance with Ubuntu? The Yocto project helps
you track all the sources (and their licenses), patches and build
scripts used to create your images. This data is critical for true GPL
compliance.

Philip


> 
> Thanks
> 
> Marlon
> 
> 
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