History of RTEMS

[Angelo Fraietta]

The timeline is great, however, I was after reasons why RTEMS became open
source and free to the public.  Why wasn't / isn't  it sold instead of given
away?

Joel Sherrill wrote:

> Angelo Fraietta wrote:
> >
> > Is there a URL that has the History of how RTEMS came to be?
>
> There is not a full history at this point in time.  I
> did a timeline for this:
>
> http://www.estec.esa.nl/CONFANNOUN/00e09/index.html
>
> and the presentations (including mine) are at:
>
> ftp://ftp.estec.esa.nl/pub/ws/opensource/OpenSourceSeminar.htm
>
> I condensed the timeline down to 2 dense slides (5 and 6).
> This is derived from Army project reports and CVS log. If
> you think something major in RTEMS is missing, feel free
> to comment.  I had a dream of a clickable graphic timeline
> with more information per year but that would have taken
> too much effort. :)
>
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> use to you.  Please feel free to ask questions and post
> your presentation. :)
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There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge - that is
CURIOSITY
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others - that is VANITY
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve - that is LOVE
    Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - 1153)