On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Pisinho wrote: > > One correction to what you wrote: this is NOT an Embedded Linux product. > > The FAQ says they use VxWorks/Tornado from Wind River Systems as their OS. > > So while I cannot say how effective this implementation is, I can say that > > it is not a *Linux* implementation of the idea. > > VxWorks®, the run-time component of Tornado® II for VxWorks, is the most > widely adopted real-time operating system (RTOS) in the embedded industry. > With a reputation for performance, flexibility, compatibility and > scalability, VxWorks provides an extremely reliable runtime platform for > embedded application development. VxWorks serves as the foundation for many > popular WIND RIVER PLATFORMS. > > This is a Linux BSD, derivate.
Linux is different than BSD. VxWorks' network stack is derived from the BSD stack. The Linux operating system includes some code from FreeBSD, but I don't think VxWorks uses Linux code because of GPL. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... DCN:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...2k --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html