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ELKS (the Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset) is a Unix-like operating system kernel that can run on Intel 8086-compatible microprocessors. ELKS, formerly known as Linux-8086, is a small subset of Linux and can run on machines with limited processor and memory resources, including machines with 16-bit microprocessors that aren't supported by Linux.

ELKS is free software and is available under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

History

  • 1995 - Development of Linux-8086 by Linux kernel developers Alan Cox and Chad Page starts as a fork of the standard Linux.
  • Early 1996 - The project is renamed ELKS, Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset.
  • 1997 - The first website http://www.elks.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ (now offline) is created.
  • August 8, 1997 - ELKS 0.0.63 is released.
  • June 22, 1999 - ELKS 0.0.77 is released. This version is the first that is able to run a graphical environment (nano-X).
  • July 21, 1999 - ELKS boots on a Psion 3A palmtop (SIBO architecture).
  • January 10, 2000 - ELKS 0.0.82 is released, the first official version which includes the SIBO port.
  • March 3, 2000 - The ELKS project is registered on SourceForge, the new website is http://elks.sourceforge.net/.[1]
  • January 6, 2001 - Alan Cox declares the project "basically dead".[2]
  • June 17, 2001 - ELKS 0.0.84 is released.
  • April 29, 2002 - ELKS 0.1.0 is released, this is the first [beta version].[3]
  • December 18, 2002 - EDE (the Elks Distribution Edition, a distribution based on the ELKS kernel) version 0.0.5 is released.[4]
  • January 6, 2003 - ELKS 0.1.2 is released.[5]
  • May 3, 2006 - ELKS 0.1.3 is released, the first official release after a long hiatus in development.[6]

References

  1. ^ SourceForge ELKS project page
  2. ^ 2001-01-06 project status update from Alan Cox
  3. ^ ELKS 0.1.0, the first beta version
  4. ^ Announce of the EDE 0.0.5 release
  5. ^ Official ELKS website
  6. ^ ELKS 0.1.3, currently the last released version
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