From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jonathan Larmour To: Mark Galassi Cc: elix@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: another SAQ -- which license? Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 06:46:00 -0000 Message-id: <37F36990.691D97AA@cygnus.co.uk> References: <767llaly9w.fsf_-_@odie.lanl.gov> X-SW-Source: 1999-q3/msg00005.html Mark Galassi wrote: > > Cygnus dudes, which license will you use? I understand it will be > CEPL for the eCos layer, but what for the Linux layer? LGPL? Whichever is appropriate for the linux software in question - GPL for the kernel, and LGPL for glibc. But note there is no linux layer involved - the APIs are already there. The main effort is to define a sensible subset that is useful for embedded systems, without overly compromising size, efficiency and scalability. > And OK, I have another question: how far is the implementation? If > you will be supporting a pthreads interface, does that mean that the > pthreads layer for eCos has finally been written? Not yet. Jifl -- Cygnus Solutions, 35 Cambridge Place, Cambridge, UK. Tel: +44 (1223) 728762 "I used to have an open mind but || Get yer free open source RTOS's here... my brains kept falling out." || http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos Help fight spam! http://spam.abuse.net/ These opinions are all my own fault