From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 6 22:19:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA15698 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 22:19:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (vh1.gsoft.com.au [203.38.152.122]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA15673 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 22:19:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA00605; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 16:42:32 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801070612.QAA00605@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Capriotti cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which free Unix for an embedded system? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 06 Jan 1998 14:55:24 -0200." <3.0.1.32.19980106145524.006920cc@pop.mpc.com.br> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 16:42:32 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > Remember that topic ?? It was discussed on Usenet, but I think it is worth > sending you this question: I don't read Usenet. > How reliable is FreeBSD to handle mission-critical tasks ? How long is a piece of string? Lots of people use it in mission-critical applications. > Supposing that you have a perfect application running under Free, would any > of you guys install, for instance, FreeBSD on the Souhorney's computers ? I presume you mean the Sojourner? FreeBSD doesn't run on 8-bit micros. > Or maybe, would you rely on Free a medical application to aid surgeries ? I doubt an insurer would consider that reasonable. > I know it may sound strange, but maybe Free can also be an *exelent* > option for robots and other alike. It depends a great deal on what you want to do. We use and sell FreeBSD into embedded applications, and it has been on the whole an excellent choice. I would be more inclined to say that it was cost-effective than 100% reliable. The 100% reliable solutions are generally impractially expensive for most applications. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\