QNX

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
Date: Thu Feb 15 12:34:14 2001

> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Jim Davis wrote:
>
> > QNX is also available free, including a windowing system, networking
> > and a development environment. ( for non commercial users )
> > Jim Davis.
>
> Yeah, but they nickle & dime you on every single little utility that one
> takes for granted with a real *nix. Want grep? It'll cost you. vi?
> It'll cost you.


Well, the source code exists and should be compilable on anything
posix-like.

The LynuxWorks (dumb name -- was formerly Lynx) folks are now working
on full Linux binary compatiblity for their stuff so you could run
the unmodified Linux binaries on LynxOS or BlueCat -- their real time
Linux.

Bill
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