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+About OpenADK
+=============
+
+OpenADK is a tool that simplifies and automates the process of
+building a complete Linux system for an embedded system, using
+cross-compilation. ADK stands for appliance development kit.
+
+In order to achieve this, OpenADK is able to generate a
+cross-compilation toolchain, a root filesystem, a Linux kernel image
+and a bootloader for your target. 
+
+OpenADK is useful mainly for people working with embedded systems,
+but can be used by people playing with emulators or small netbooks
+needing a fast and small Linux system.
+
+OpenADK can also be used to generate a cross-toolchain for any kind
+of architecture and C library combination. It supports uClibc-ng, musl,
+GNU libc and newlib. With newlib support you can build bare-metal toolchains
+without need for Linux as operating system.
+
+Embedded systems often use processors that are not the regular x86
+processors everyone is used to having in his PC. 
+
+OpenADK supports 44 different architectures:
+AARCH64, Alpha, ARC, ARM, AVR32, Blackfin, C6X, CR16, CRIS, C-SKY, Epiphany, FR-V, FT32,
+H8/300, HPPA, IA64, LM32, M32C, M32R, M68K, METAG, Microblaze, MIPS, MIPS64, MN10300,
+Moxie, MSP430, NDS32, NIOS2, OR1K, PPC, PPC64, RISCV32, RISCV64, RX, S/390, SH, SPARC, SPARC64, Tile,
+V850, X86, X86_64 and Xtensa.
+
+OpenADK supports numerous processors and their variants; it also comes
+with sample configurations for many embedded systems and emulators.
+
+OpenADK is not a Linux distribution and there are no releases or binary
+packages available. If you need something like that, better switch to
+something else. OpenADK builds everything from source. There are only a
+few exceptions to this rule (f.e. some bootloaders and firmware files for
+wireless network cards).