Re: rtlinux

["Pete Cook" <kf2qd-at-terraworld.net>]

The reason I had sent the original message was that I had been unable to get
to the download section at rtlinux.com. Either it was down for maintenance,
or they were making changes to stay out of trouble with GPL. I think I have
everything downloaded now, just have to find time to try and install. I have
copies of slackware 7 & 8 and I need to learn and relearn the necesary unix
stuff to see which one might be the best to install rtlinux and EMC on top
of. Slack 7 (bigslack) was easier to configure, but slack 8 works with more
hardware. After I get it running I want to try and make a zip (or multiple
zips) and see if I can use that to move Linux/rtlinux/EMC to another
machine.

Pete Cook

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <paul.corner-at-tesco.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <emc-at-nist.gov>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: rtlinux


>
>
> Hi Peter
>
> Rtlinux has been a commercial venture for a long while - Since the release
of
> rtlinux-3.0 there has been an additional (and somewhat dubious IMO) patent
> claim. The software license conflicts with the linux kernel license and
has
> been well reported on some of the news channels.
> http://slashdot.org/yro/01/09/17/2056231.shtml
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS1998372965.html
>
> If you want to move away from rtlinux, there is rtai from
> http://www.aero.polimi.it/projects/rtai/ which has the advantage of the
> latest kernels being supported - Currently 2.4.9.
>
> Regards, Paul.
>
>
> On Saturday 01 December 2001  3:40 am, Pete Cook wrote:
> > It would appear that rtlinux has gone comercial - how do I work around
that
> > problem - or am I just not understanding what I am reading when I go to
> > their site?
> >
> > Pete Cook
>
>