Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 26 May 2002 01:27:41 +0200 | From | Robert Schwebel <> | Subject | Re: patent on O_ATOMICLOOKUP [Re: [PATCH] loopable tmpfs (2.4.17)] |
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On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 02:33:58PM -0400, Mark Mielke wrote: > From what I understand, Linux _is_ being considered for RT applications > by quite a few heavy-weights in the field including IBM, Intel and quite > a few others.
Uhm, that shows that you don't have _any_ idea what's going on in the automation field. IBM is an IT company, and Intel is a processor manufacturer. We are talking about the world of signal processors and PLCs here, where companies like Siemens, ABB, Schneider etc. are the big players.
> My limited observations suggest that the primary reasons people do not > use Linux for their RT applications are: > > 1) They don't trust it for 'high availability'.
Not correct.
> 2) They already have their application mostly written, or > completely written, for some other RT operating system, and > it would cost too much to switch.
You would be wondering how fast you can port an application for another RTOS to RTAI. There is even a module for RTAI/LXRT which lets you run Matlab/RTW code natively on RTAI...
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