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Open Source & Promwad

There are a lot of investigations confirming that the usage of Open Source (F/OSS, FOSS, FLOSS – Free/Libre/Open Source Software) allows to significantly reduce efforts and shorten software development time.

As from Promwad's previous experience, this is true not only for server or desktop software. Using U-Boot & RedBoot bootloaders, Linux kernel, open drivers, FLOSS application & libraries (GTK, SDL, WebKit, Mplayer, ffmpeg, gSOAP, OpenSSL & many others), developing & debugging tools (GCC, gdb, valgrind, oprofile, lint), we are minimizing time to market for functional-rich electronic devices.

Promwad company shares "Contribute nothing – get nothing" conception.

Our work in FLOSS is sent back to the Community: we are contributing to the projects we are using in our commercial projects.

Promwad engineers are participating in development of Linux kernel, busybox, buildroot, uClinux-dist, U-Boot and other Open Source projects, we are working with ARM, Blackfin, AVR32, MIPS, PowerPC, MicroBlaze platforms.

Our contribution into Open Source

Blackfin platform from Analog Devices

  • Official partner of Analog Devices Inc.
  • bfin platform support in uClinux-dist
  • bfin-specific patches to Linux kernel
  • Memory Alignment patches into wireless drivers
  • Porting Marvell M8385 Wi-Fi chip drivers (libertas) to Blackfin

ARM7/ARM9/ARM11

  • ARM9 processors and their Ethernet's support in U-Boot
  • ALSA ASoc AC'97 for LN2440SBC board support in linux-2.6.23
  • TFT touch screen drivers adaptation for Cirrus Logic EP9307 SoC's
  • AT91RM9200 CHUB board support in linux-2.6.20
  • Patches for AT91 NAND Flash in linux-2.6.23
  • National Semiconductor DP83848 PHY (Ethernet adapter for ARM) support for AT91RM9200

Our support for Open Source

Promwad Innovation Company Took Part in IV International Conference LVEE '2008

Promwad Innovation Company acted as sponsor of IV International Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe 2008 (LVEE'2008) conference for developers and users of free software held 26-29 June 2008 in Hrodna region, Belarus. more >>