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Offline CannonFodderTopic starter

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QNX has been opensourced!!!!!
« on: September 12, 2007, 02:39:16 PM »
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QNX has announced that they are going to open up the source code to their QNX microkernel operating system. The press release reads: "Effective immediately, QNX will make source code for its award-winning, microkernel-based OS available for free download. The first source release includes the code to the QNX Neutrino microkernel, the base C library, and a variety of board support packages for popular embedded and computing hardware."


OMG!!!!

Grab the source code here

Question........ I remember the AROS guys discussing using the L4 kernel a long time back.  Would the Neutrino kernel be a better fit?
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Re: QNX has been opensourced!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2007, 05:03:00 PM »
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QNX has announced that they are going to open up the source code to their QNX microkernel operating system.  



Not exactly "open source", more like shared source or source available. If you use it for anything that comes in contact with money, you still have to give them (lots of) money. And I don't think you can re-distribute it.
 

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Re: QNX has been opensourced!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2007, 05:36:12 PM »
I'd prefer Darwin :-)