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Thats a weird question, every embedded system that is a consumer product will end up with limited RAM simply because less RAM is a $1 saved on the BOM. For most
by stefan_ 2y ago
Thats a weird question, every embedded system that is a consumer product will end up with limited RAM simply because less RAM is a $1 saved on the BOM. For most systems, RAM is a choice, and for many of them someone will ask at the end "how much can we get away with".
(Your WiFi router probably has 256 or 512 MB of RAM)
- phendrenad2 2y agoI argue that the extra $2.50 (or whatever) to expand to 4GB is worth being able to use a stock Debian + systemd.
- tliltocatl 2y agoExcept those $2.50 for customer will turn into $2500000.00 for the hardware vendor. And they would rather keep the $2500000.00 and let it be someone else's problem.
- phendrenad2 2y agoIf you're shipping 1 million units, don't use Linux. Done.
- tliltocatl 2y agoYou are implying hardware vendor is the one who got to choose the OS, but that's often not how it works.
- phendrenad2 2y agoWho's forcing it on them? Or, are they systemically incapable of evaluating what their suppliers are providing? Sounds defeatist to me.
- DaSHacka 2y agoSpending hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional bulk cost for the privilege of nothing other than adding systemd to the device, what a steal!
- vdvsvwvwvwvwv 2y ago$2.50??