Yocto General Features

This page defines general features that are available in all releases of Yocto.

Core Features

Feature Name	Description	Priority	Status	Source	Comments / Bugzilla Links
Target embedded developers	Yocto Project shall be targeted to Embedded developers creating custom image builds for OEM/ODM/Vendor specific boards typical of embedded market place.	1	Accept	Team
Common download	The Yocto Project website will provide a common download location for Yocto Linux milestone builds and BSPs.	1	Accept	Team
License acceptance	The Yocto Project website has the capability to require license acceptance to get access to certain IP blocks.	1	Accept	Team
Specify kernel versions	A user can specify the versions for kernel and all packages explicitly or take the default versions.	1	Accept	Team
Upsgream project up-to-date	Upstream projects which are components of Yocto Project will be kept up to date as their quality demands. The project will track version changes for upstream projects such that they can be used. For example, the version of the default Linux kernel will be selected 6 weeks prior to the project release milestones. Note that earlier versions of packages will not be validated by default.	1	Accept	Team
No GPL v3 version	It will be possible to generate an OS image using a layer which contains no components licensed under GPL v3. It may be limited in features and may contain stale components. These exceptions will be documented.	1	Accept	Team
Easy install	The hardware validation teams must be able to easily install an OS image generated by Yocto Project. Installation must be no more difficult than a recent Linux distribution.	1	Accept	Team
Ubuntu support	Yocto Project builds on an IA host system with 4GB RAM and 50GB free disk space running Ubuntu 10.10. The Yocto Project standalone ADT will have additional OS package requirements for IDE components.	1	Accept	Team	Note: Targets listed are for Yocto 1.0. This will be updated for Yocto 1.1.
Fedora support	Yocto Project builds on an IA host system with 4GB RAM and 50GB free disk space running Fedora 13 or 14. The Yocto Project standalone ADT will have additional OS package requirements for IDE components.	1	Accept	Team	Note: Targets listed are for Yocto 1.0. This will be updated for Yocto 1.1.