Yocto Project

The Yocto Project is a <a href="/facts/Linux_Foundation/5wbe2Vp0">Linux Foundation</a> collaborative <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a> project whose goal is to produce tools and processes that enable the creation of <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distributions</a> for <a href="/facts/Embedded_software/zY8EeYCJ">embedded and IoT software</a> that are independent of the underlying architecture of the embedded hardware. The project was announced by the Linux Foundation in 2010 and launched in March, 2011, in collaboration with 22 organizations, including <a href="/facts/OpenEmbedded/GcM0GeJQ">OpenEmbedded</a>.
The Yocto Project's focus is on improving the software development process for <a href="/facts/Embedded_Linux/GPryGqLa">embedded Linux</a> distributions. The Yocto Project provides interoperable tools, metadata, and processes that enable the rapid, repeatable development of Linux-based <a href="/facts/Embedded_systems/a4muX1wU">embedded systems</a> in which every aspect of the development process can be customized.
In October 2018, <a href="/facts/Arm_Holdings/jqqppj7b">Arm Holdings</a> partnered with <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> in order to share code for embedded systems through the Yocto Project.

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