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How is MontaVista Linux 6 packaged?

1. MSD (Market Specific Distribution), consisting of:
   1. Embedded Linux kernel
   2. Device drivers
   3. Libraries
   4. Userland and applications
2. MontaVista Software Development Kit (SDK), consisting of:
   1. MontaVista Integration Platform
   2. Cross-development toolchain

   3. MontaVista DevRocket 6,

3. Support and maintenance

How is MontaVista Linux 6 licensed and priced?

Please contact a MontaVista sales representative for information at sales@mvista.com or 408-572-8000.

Do I get access to MontaVista Linux 6 with my Pro 5.0/Mobilinux 5.0 subscription?

No. The MontaVista 5.x product subscriptions do not entitle a customer to MontaVista Linux 6 products. The products carry different licenses. Please contact your MontaVista sales representative for information or email us at sales@mvista.com.

How does support work, and can customers get support for their semiconductor provided Linux technology from MontaVista?

MontaVista provides support for its reference boards. A list of supported processors and boards can be found at http://www.mvista.com/boards.php. MontaVista goes to great length to ensure that each MSD is compatible with the semiconductor Linux technology and hardware. To receive MontaVista support, customers need to purchase MontaVista Linux 6 licenses and make the easy move from the semi distribution to the respective MontaVista Linux 6 MSD.

MontaVista has over 10 years of Linux experience. Our experts provide support via email and Web support, and customers enjoy quick access to all software, updates, maintenance, and training required to assist delivering projects on time.

What happened to the unified kernel?

In its latest product version, MontaVista Linux 6, MontaVista has moved away from the concept of the unified kernel, which allows us to provide our customers with more updated kernel versions for the latest hardware and brings us on parity with our semiconductor partners’ kernel versions, thus eliminating the need for back-porting or forward-porting of code.

Are bug fixes applied to all MSDs they apply to?

Bugs reported by customers for a MontaVista Linux 6 MSD will only be fixed in that specific MSD and will not be applied to all other MSDs that contain the same feature, with the exception of CVE fixes. However, documentation on known bugs will be made available through the MontaVista customer site, the MontaVista Zone.

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