At Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:53:29 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Robert Heller<heller at deepsoft.com> wrote: > > > > I think many dedicated NAS devices, are in fact Linux machines, using an > > embedded Linux system. > > > >> > > > > -- > > Robert Heller       -- 978-544-6933 > > Deepwoods Software     -- Download the Model Railroad System > > http://www.deepsoft.com/  -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows > > heller at deepsoft.com    -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Yes, many NAS devices does run an embedded Linux, or UNIX OS but they > normally also run on an ARM / MIPS / etc processor which I can't get > my hand on. And they normally also have a team of developers / testers > / etc who spend their whole lives perfecting this particular piece of > equipment (either software, or hardware) I don't have that kind of > resources to my disposal, which is why I want to go the Linux, or > perhaps even UNIX route. Even if thay are using ARM / MIPS processors, the code is pretty much the same code one would run on a i686 or x86_64 processor. > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/