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From: Mark Mielke <mark@mark.mielke.cc>
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On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 02:32:46PM -0400, Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> February 2001:
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2094189920.html

> He ends his article with the following:
> "It seems to me, RTLinux is a fine system with great potential when thought
> of as an open-source project. I'm not sure it will fare as well when looked
> at as a commercial RTOS."

This looks exactly like a party line to me. In fact, the same
statement could be made by the FSF for every single application that
currently exists.

Would they be right? We each draw our own conclusions.

mark

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