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Date:      Sun, 06 May 2001 16:35:43 -0600
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org, Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
Subject:   Re: real time
Message-ID:  <3AF5D1BF.93588882@softweyr.com>
References:  <E14vlpX-0008Nr-00@bsdconspiracy.net> <3AF30CF8.FC28EDA1@thehousleys.net>

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James Housley wrote:
> 
> Wes Peters wrote:
> >
> > Charles:
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >  Joao Carlos <jcarlos@esbrasil.com> 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.

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/

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