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Name: Blackfin / uClinux Port
Website: http://blackfin.uclinux.org
Documentation: http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org
CVS: http://cvs.blackfin.uclinux.org
Contact: staff@blackfin.uclinux.org
Description: The primary goal of this project is to ensure the stability of the GNU Toolchain, and uClinux on the Blackfin processor from Analog Devices. This has the 4 processors P's that people are looking for - power (0.26W @ 600MHz), performance (up to 750MHz, up to 3 instructions per clock cycle), price (less than $5.00(US) for BF531), and penguins (runs 2.6.x kernel).
Name: COLIBREE - Coldfire Linux Brisk Embedded Engine
Website: http://www.colibree.de
Contact: info@colibree.de
Description: The project is in the process of developing an Embedded Linux System on the Motorlola Coldfire Processor
Name: Linux / AP+ Project
Website: http://cap.anu.edu.au/cap/projects/linux/
Contact: hackers@cafe.anu.edu.au
Description: This project is concerned with porting Linux to the AP1000+ and to add appropriate multi-processor extensions to support parallel programs. We are basing our port on the work done on SparcLinux.
Name: Linux for DECstations Project
Website: http://decstation.unix-ag.org/
Contact: engel@unix-ag.org
Description: A port of Linux to the MIPS R2000/3000/4000-based DECstation workstations.
Name: Linux on the Hitachi SuperH(TM) processor
Website: http://linuxsh.sourceforge.net
Contact: gnb@users.sourceforge.net
Description: This project coordinates the efforts to port Linux to the 32/64 bit Hitachi SuperH processors.
Name: ELKS: Embedded Linux Kernel Subset Project
Website: http://elks.sourceforge.net
Contact: Linux-8086@Vger.Kernel.Org
Description: The goal of the ELKS project is to create a Linux option for 8086 to 80286 class PC's, Palmtop computers, single board microcomputers, embedded controller systems and other old computers.
Name: Linux / m68k (Atari and Amiga) Project
Website: http://www.linux-m68k.org/
Contact: webmaster@linux-m68k.org
Description: Linux/m68k is the port of the Linux operating system to run on systems using Motorola's 68020, 68030, 68040 and 68060 microprocessors. Linux/m68k, like other Linux ports, is source compatible with Linux on other platforms. Current releases of the m68k kernel are stable on the Amiga, Atari and Motorola MVME boards.
Name: Linux / m68k (Macintosh 68k) Project
Website: http://mac.linux-m68k.org/
Contact: webmaster@www.mac.linux-m68k.org
Description: The primary goal of this project is to get Linux running on Macintosh m68k models (not Power Macintoshes) and to support as much hardware as possible.
Name: The Linux/Microcontroller Project
Website: http://www.uclinux.org/
Contact: uclinux@uclinux.org
Description: The Linux/Microcontroller project is a port of the Linux kernel to systems without a Memory Management Unit. It supports many processors including the ARM, and Blackfin
Name: Linux for Power Macintosh (MkLinux) Project
Website: http://www.mklinux.org/
Contact: dgatwood@mklinux.org
Description: Apple Computer is supporting a project with The Open Group - Research Institute to port Linux, a freely distributed UNIX-like operating system, to a variety of Power Macintosh platforms. MkLinux operates on the The Open Group Mach (PMK1.1) microkernel, running natively on the PowerPC microprocessor.
Name: PA-RISC Linux Development Project
Website: http://parisc-linux.org/index.html
Contact: http://parisc-linux.org/contact/index.html
Description: The primarily purpose of this project is to provide a native port of Linux to the PA-RISC architecture, which will be merged into the mainstream kernel tree and into commercial distributions.
Name: Monolithic Linux for Apple PowerMacs Project
Website:http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~tesch/linux_info/
Contact: Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au
Description: Powermac/Linux is a monolithic linux kernel ( >2.1) for the PCI based Power Macintosh Computers. Currently it is known to run on the 7200, 7500, 7600, 8500, and assorted clones.
Name: MyLinux PDA Project
Website: http://www.azpower.com/mylinux/
Contact: http://www.azpower.com/mylinux/contact_us.html
Description: A project to develop a "PLW" or Pocket Linux Workstation.
Name: Linux / SGI (Silicon Graphics) Project
Website: http://www.linux.sgi.com/
Contact: ariel@sgi.com
Description: The main goal of this project is to bring SGI/Linux to a state where it boots multiuser (done), is self hosted (done), runs X Window (ongoing), and supports as many userland RPMs as possible (ongoing).
Name: VAXlinux Project
Website: http://linux-vax.sourceforge.net/
Contact: Mailing list section of homepage
Description: Porting Linux to the Digital VAX stations 3100 and 2000.
Name: Linux / VME Project
Website: http://www.sleepie.demon.co.uk/linuxvme/index.html
Contact: richard@sleepie.demon.co.uk Description: Linux port for various 680x0 based VME boards. Currently there are ports for Motorola boards (MVME147, MVME162, MVME166, MVME167, MVME172, MVME177), BVM boards (BVME4000 and BVME6000), and the Tadpole TP34V.
Name: L⁴Linux Project
Website: http://os.inf.tu-dresden.de/L4/LinuxOnL4/
Contact: l4-linux@os.inf.tu-dresden.de
Description: L⁴Linux is a port of the Linux kernel to the L4/x86 and Fiasco ľ-kernels (microkernels), two kernels implementing the L4 ľ-kernel API.
Name: PsiLinux Project
Website: http://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/
Contact: See the Join the mailing list section on main page
Description: PsiLinux is a project to port Linux to a group of palmtops produced by Psion, and related machines such as the Geofox One.
Name: UltraLinux
Website: http://www.ultralinux.org
Contact: jim@ic.uva.nl
Description: This is a project to port the Linux operating system to SPARC microprocessor based systems, specifically to Sun SPARCstations. Currently supports Sun4c (Sparc 1, 1+, 2, IPC, IPX, SLC, ELC), Sun4m (Sparc Classic, LX, 5 (except 5/170), 10, 20), Sun4d (SparcCenter 1000/2000), and Sun 4/300, and most Sun UltraSPARC based machines.