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Subject: Re: need company for kernel upgrade
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On 28.05.19 12:58, Pavel Machek wrote:

Hi,

> On Fri 2019-05-24 01:01:16, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 09:29:11AM +0200, walter harms wrote:
>>>
>>> No,
>>> the company i am working for has a custom build arm-board.
>>> We bought the kernel from the assembler but found it has
>>> some problems that need fixing.

basic rule: don't use vendor kernels for production, unless you
*really* *really* have to.

HW vendors usually don't have the capacities to offer any decent
kernel support. there're only few exceptions (eg. phytec) that have
their own kernel hackers and actively participate in upstreaming.

>>> Basically we want to improve the linux-kernel so it can run
>>> native on our boards.
>>>
>>>>> Hi developers,
>>>>> i am in search of a company that can help upgrading
>>>>> a running linux-kernel on custom hardware.
>>>>> Est. time 10 days.
>>
>> Have you tried contacting Linutronix (https://linutronix.de) or
>> Collabora (https://collabora.com)?
>>
>> Both have EU offices --- well Collabora does for now, until Brexit
>> happens.  :-)
> 
> www.denx.de is another option.

continuing the list w/ my own company --> info@metux.net

by the way: should we create a separate list for commercial topics ?


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Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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