Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
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Terminology
Here is a list of basic terms users new to the Yocto Project might find helpful. For a more complete list of terms, see the "Yocto Project Terms" section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
- Yocto Project: A Linux Foundation project that acts as an umbrella for various efforts to improve Embedded Linux.
- OpenEmbedded: The build system architecture promoted by the Yocto Project.
- BitBake: A tool that reads metadata and runs tasks.
- OpenEmbedded-Core: The common base set of metadata that BitBake uses. This metadata is shared between OpenEmbedded and the Yocto Project.
- Poky: A reference distribution used for test and release purposes by the Yocto Project.
Major Yocto Project versions release on a six-month cycle in April and October. Releases tend to known by their name rather than release number.
| Codename | Version | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Krogoth | 2.1 | May 2016 |
| Jethro | 2.0 | Nov 2015 |
| Fido | 1.8 | Apr 2015 |
| Dizzy | 1.7 | Oct 2014 |
| Daisy | 1.6 | Apr 2014 |
Acronyms
- BSP Board Support Package
- CCB Change Control Board
- PMP Program Management Plan
- POR Plan of Record
- PRD Product Requirements Document
