Thanks to Khasim Syed Mohammed, the recent OMAP community Linux kernel now contains basic patches for the BeagleBoard®! For initial boot of Linux on Beagle you don’t have to apply any additional patches, just download the community OMAP Linux kernel using git, do “make omap3_beagle_defconfig”, and enjoy booting your new kernel on Beagle.
Khasim is just getting us started. Expect to see other community members contributing patches to provide additional functionality on the Beagle board soon.