Not a refutal, but an interesting read about this paper:
<http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2156107754.html>
This reminds me about one popular Linux vs/ Windows server benchmark.
Server "A", was saturating the Ethernet link, but server "B" was
"better" because it transferred data (over the network) twice as fast...
Reply by tbro...@hifn.com●November 16, 20062006-11-16
Andrzej Ekiert wrote:
> The Real Andy wrote:
> > http://www.embedded-forecast.com/EMFTCD2003v3.pdf
> >
>
> Either this is total bullshit, or we are exceptionally productive here.
>
> Our recent Embedded Linux design:
> - time to market: 1 year
> - software engineers: 2 (for both Linux programming and VHDL coding)
> - no prior embedded Linux experience, nor experience with the chosen
> CPU (Xscale)
> - software engineering Man Months related to Linux coding: 12 (roughly)
>
> Regards,
> Andrzej Ekiert
> http://andrzejekiert.ovh.org/
Total Cost of Development is based on "# of Average Software
Engineers."
Exceptional software engineers don't enter into it. ;^)
Reply by Andrzej Ekiert●November 16, 20062006-11-16
Either this is total bullshit, or we are exceptionally productive here.
Our recent Embedded Linux design:
- time to market: 1 year
- software engineers: 2 (for both Linux programming and VHDL coding)
- no prior embedded Linux experience, nor experience with the chosen
CPU (Xscale)
- software engineering Man Months related to Linux coding: 12 (roughly)
Regards,
Andrzej Ekiert
http://andrzejekiert.ovh.org/
Reply by The Real Andy●November 16, 20062006-11-16
http://www.embedded-forecast.com/EMFTCD2003v3.pdf
Someone quoting the report is not good enough, I need solid figures as
per the origonal report, preferably supporting linux.
This is by no means meant to start linux v MS flamewar, just providing
management with costing info and direction on a new product.