As we have this honor and pleasure to talk directly with the NuttX RTOS author.. maybe really we should listen to Gregory Nutt himself as the most experienced person in the room? There was a discussion in this area and the choice is strongly reasoned not just a matter of personal preference.. there are technical reasons why this naming convention is most compatible with environments where NuttX can be used..
On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 3:42 PM Gregory Nutt <spudan...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 for nuttx_rtos and nuttx_apps Best regards :-) Tomek On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 3:12 PM Gregory Nutt <spudan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We need to verify, but I do not think that the Apache github repository > supports directories > > Technically, NuttX is NOT a kernel in most build modes. A kernel is a > very specific architectural implementation involving protected > resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system) . > The Linux kernel is a kernel. NuttX can be a kernel in the protected > and kernel build modes, but in general, NuttX is not a kernel so any use > of kernel in the naming would be wrong in most cases. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system) > > More correctly Linux (and NuttX in protected and kernel modes) is a > monolithic kernel. > > Even worse usage is when NuttX is occasionally called a micro kernel > which is most certainly is not. A microkernel is an architectural > alternative to a monolithic kernel: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microkernel > > > On 11/19/2022 6:53 AM, Thiago Costa de Paiva wrote: > > How about? > > > > nuttx/kernel > > nuttx/apps > > > > > > 2022/11/19 13:26:53, raiden00pl: > >> +1 for nuttx and nuttx-apps > >> > >> sob., 19 lis 2022 o 12:17 Abdelatif Guettouche < > >> abdelatif.guettou...@gmail.com> napisał(a): > >> > >>> nuttx and nuttx-apps for me too. For the hyphen, as it was said before > >>> people can clone the repo under any name they want. We've been doing > >>> this ever since we joined the incubator and this is how we're > >>> instructing people too: > >>> https://nuttx.apache.org/docs/latest/quickstart/install.html#download-nuttx > >>> > >>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 6:42 AM fft <f...@feedforward.com.cn> wrote: > >>>> sorry for my tentative idea! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> BR, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ---Original--- > >>>> From: "Gregory Nutt"<spudan...@gmail.com> > >>>> Date: Sat, Nov 19, 2022 08:26 AM > >>>> To: "dev"<dev@nuttx.apache.org>; > >>>> Subject: Re: New names of repositories > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Isn't it possible to merge the nuttx and apps into only one > >>>> repository？e.g: > >>>> > <nuttx&gt;/ > >>>> > |-rtos > >>>> > |-apps > >>>> > >>>> We discussed this option a couple of years ago and decided against > >>> it. I > >>>> was VERY strongly opposed to the idea then and I still am. > >>>> > >>>> - apps is NOT part of NuttX. It is an achitecturally unrelated, > >>> mish mash > >>>> or useful applications for NuttX, but it is not NuttX. > >>>> - I consists of mostly 3rd party code and should not contaminate the > >>> clean > >>>> modularity of the OS. > >>>> > >>>> If we want to consider this kind of code change than I would insist on a > >>>> vote and I most certainly would vote -1. I don't care about care > >>> about > >>>> hyphens or other cosmetics but I would not support any such corruption of > >>>> the modularity of the RTOS. > >>>> > >>>> This must never happen. > > -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
