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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Wind River 9 Download

Q1. What is Wind River® Linux? A1. Wind River Linux is the leader for building outstanding open source embedded products, ensuring customers work with the latest code from the most important open source efforts and most recent technologies. Wind River Linux embraces and extends open source, delivering real-time security monitoring, predictable updates, and legal compliance into open source.

Q2. What do I get with this product download? A2. With this product download you get a snapshot of the latest release (Yocto Project 2.2), product templates, which are layers with specific recipes designed to simplify the addition of product features, and all of the board support packages (BSPs) included with the Yocto Project 2.2 release.

Q3. What steps do I need to take to download the product? A3. Complete the form and get to the Wind River GitHub repository that hosts the source code for the product.

Q4. How do I install the product? A4. In the Quick Start guide you will find the steps to install the product. It contains instruc- tions on how to create a platform project and build your own Wind River Linux distribu- tion, as well as system requirements details. For more information, please refer to the product documentation.

Q5. Do I need to provide any credit card information? A5. No. Access to Wind River Linux 9 is free.

Q6. Is Internet access required for Wind River Linux? A6. Yes.

Q7. How do I know my hardware can run Wind River Linux? A7. Check out available board support packages on Wind River Marketplace.

Q8. Are there any recommended development host distributions? A8. A list of recommended development host distributions can be found in the Wind River Knowledge Library. For more information, please refer to the product documentation.

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Q9. Is this a trial? For how long can I use Wind River Linux? A9. This is not a trial, it is a free edition of the product.

Q10. What other product options does Wind River provide? A10. Besides the Wind River Linux free product download, Wind River offers:

• Support and maintenance for Wind River Linux: This option adds Wind River Customer Support to help resolve reproducible product-related defects. In addition, BSPs validated by Wind River are also available. Our support includes a range of live assis- tance, product manuals, our Knowledge Forum, and other resources within the online Wind River Support Network. More information can be found here. • Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) protection for Wind River Linux: This service includes product support and maintenance, while adding fixes to known security vulnerabilities for the lifecycle of the product. CVEs are a dictionary of shared security vulnerabilities and potential exposures that directly impact Linux systems. More informa- tion can be found here.

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