Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 16:42:32 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which free Unix for an embedded system? Message-ID: <199801070612.QAA00605@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 06 Jan 1998 14:55:24 -0200." <3.0.1.32.19980106145524.006920cc@pop.mpc.com.br>
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> 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. \\
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