Wes Peters wrote:
>
> James Housley wrote:
> >
> > Wes Peters wrote:
> > >
> > > Charles:
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > Joao Carlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:
> > > > >
> > > > > Does FreeBSD has any related work about it as an real time operating
> > > > > system?
> > > > > Where can i find information about that ??
> > > >
> > > > Here's one starting point,
> > > >
> > > > http://www.rtmx.com/
> > > >
> > > > They offer extensions to OpenBSD.
> > >
> > > Used to. RTMX contributed the RTMX code base to OpenBSD and stopped
> > > distributing it themselves over a year ago. Since then, it has
> > > disappeared, with no mention of it on the OpenBSD web site. Neither
> > > OpenBSD.org, rtmx.com, nor rtmx.net has a "search" feature, so
> > > looking for it is nearly impossible. There is nothing in the OpenBSD
> > > change logs mentioning RTMX, either.
> > >
> >
> > RTEMS, http://www.oarcorp.com, does compile and run on FreeBSD. I have
> > been contacted/contacting one of their main people about closer ties.
> > The tools are in the ports tree.
>
> Tell Joel I said Hi. I like everything about RTEMS except the GPL that
> has infested it. I wish we could convince OARcorp to shed this and come
> up with a license that allows binary distribution. The licensing issue
> is the primary advantage eCOS has over RTEMS at this time, doubly ironic
> now that RootHack owns eCOS.
I am sorry for missing this. I was out of town at the time
and just now cleaning my inbox down to that point.
RTEMS is not pure-GPL -- it does allow binary redistribution. It also
has an exception that allows linking RTEMS with an application without
causing the application to be covered by the GPL.
> --
> "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
>
> Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://softweyr.com/
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