Re: your mail
Herman Bruyninckx <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.science.robotics.orocos.user |
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| Message-ID | <Pine.LNX.4.30.0012282247090.16161-100000@pc25-213.mech.kuleuven.ac.be> |
On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 [email protected] wrote: > Regarding Open source software, the JRC does not have any rule at > the moment. We could discuss this, but this software is currently > under commercial distribution at ERXA and supported by us. In > addition, I think that the software kernel source does not need to > be opened, because a developer of robotics does not need to know > detail: he needs to develop its application and to make it run, just > that. I think you are _very_ mistaken about this point.... No way we will build a project on top of non open source foundations. > About the RTOS, the kernel can be ported in another RTOS without any > problem. However vxWorks has a set of > tools that permit to test the software, monitor system and variables > very easily. Even if the initial cost > of tornado seems high,this is saved in development effort! You really don't get the clue. It is exactly because of this `user lock-in' that something like OROCOS is needed. Best regards, Herman -- [email protected] We hire Linux programmer: <http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/~bruyninc/jobs>