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Date:      Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:12:13 -0500
From:      Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net>, hackers@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: real time
Message-ID:  <3B31F2AD.E2850728@OARcorp.com>
References:  <E14vlpX-0008Nr-00@bsdconspiracy.net> <3AF30CF8.FC28EDA1@thehousleys.net> <3AF5D1BF.93588882@softweyr.com>

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Wes Peters wrote:
> 
> 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.

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
> wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/

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