where was that web server?

Nick.SIMON at syntegra.bt.co.uk Nick.SIMON at syntegra.bt.co.uk
Tue Mar 21 08:55:01 UTC 2000


Not being one of the Elect (& having access to 4.5.0 beta), can I get a look
at GoAhead anywhere?  We've currently got a dead simple webserver in need of
CGI support for our intended purpose.  It'd be nice to use something
standard and not have to do it ourselves.

TIA,


-- Nick Simon  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jake Janovetz [mailto:janovetz at tempest.ece.uiuc.edu]
> Sent: 17 March 2000 17:07
> To: Serrae at tsainc.com
> Cc: rtems-users at oarcorp.com
> Subject: Re: where was that web server?
> 
> 
> Efren,
> 
> Linux + Apache is a much larger solution.  The GoAhead server is
> very small and functional for simple web work.  I'm not very 
> familiar with how Linux works in a small embedded application, 
> but I wasn't sure how well Linux would respond to interrupt and
> priorities.  Specifically, if the OS is late in response to an
> interrupt from the MP3 decoder, you'll hear it.  I only have 16 meg
> RAM on this thing, no MMU, and no disk, and currently, 16 meg is
> a LOT.
> 
> RTEMS is very small and remarkably reliable for me.  When I first
> started using it (3 yrs ago), Linux was only just getting into
> embedded applications.  I'm crazy about Linux and I use it all the
> time, but the developer's network is just a little flaky to me.
> I can't know when the head dude of the Linux embedded project is
> going to take on some other project and leave.  RTEMS is well
> supported, growing remarkably fast, and corporately sponsored.
> 
> I guess I should note that this is just a personal project I 
> work on in my free time.  I have no current plans to sell
> anything.
> 
>    Cheers,
>    Jake
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 10:58:35AM -0600, Serrae at tsainc.com wrote:
> > 
> > Jake,
> > 
> > I went to your Web site (Cantante)?  Can you go into the 
> details of it?  I
> > mean, why run it on RTEMS and not on Linux+Apache?  Thanks.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > Efren
> > 
> 
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