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author | Andrew Jeffery <andrew@aj.id.au> | 2021-05-23 13:26:59 +0300 |
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committer | Brad Bishop <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com> | 2021-05-28 04:24:25 +0300 |
commit | da77a74c7cfd93f3ff7640a6ea71e5f08107e55a (patch) | |
tree | 5335a82f37624c46dc7302bde3db47c97a4ed6c9 /README.md | |
parent | 1bdec86ae1635209363605444a6de361fb54ad91 (diff) | |
download | openbmc-da77a74c7cfd93f3ff7640a6ea71e5f08107e55a.tar.xz |
README: Improve clarity of the opening description
"can be described as" sounds a lot like Chris Austen having a chat with
someone over a beer. To the extent that Yocto is a Linux distribution
(which it isn't, but that's somewhat of a detail), OpenBMC is also a
distribution.
Change-Id: I5e72c3b357441a41c525b843bc1768d5946b645b
Signed-off-by: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@aj.id.au>
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@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ [![Build Status](https://openpower.xyz/buildStatus/icon?job=openbmc-build)](https://openpower.xyz/job/openbmc-build/) -The OpenBMC project can be described as a Linux distribution for embedded -devices that have a BMC; typically, but not limited to, things like servers, -top of rack switches or RAID appliances. The OpenBMC stack uses technologies -such as [Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/), +OpenBMC is a Linux distribution for management controllers used in devices such +as servers, top of rack switches or RAID appliances. It uses +[Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/), [OpenEmbedded](https://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Main_Page), [systemd](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/), and [D-Bus](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/) to allow easy -customization for your server platform. - +customization for your platform. ## Setting up your OpenBMC project |