Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:52:42 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [Ext-rt-dev] Re: [ANNOUNCE] Linux 2.6 Real Time Kernel |
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 10:55:40AM -0400, Kurt Wall wrote: > On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 04:04:48PM +0100, Martijn Sipkema took 42 lines to write: > > From: "La Monte H.P. Yarroll" <piggy@timesys.com> > > > Martijn Sipkema wrote: > > > > > > >As you are mentioning TimeSys; they are distributing a modified kernel > > > >with added realtime features, but do they also make the source available? > > > > > > > > > > > Yes we do. We're releasing all of our 2.6.x work. Is there anything > > > you're having difficulty finding? > > > > The source code for the module adding realtime functionality to Linux 2.4; at > > least at the time I downloaded it, that source was not available. > > > > > >I know that they used to extend the kernel using a proprietary kernel > > > >module; a clear violation of the GPL. > > > > You did not comment on this.. why? > > Perhaps because it was a troll?
No. This is a real issue, Timesys has been violating the GPL all the time with their 2.4 based offerings. I still haven't found a european distributor I could easily sue for it, though.
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