__/ [ Edwin ] on Monday 27 March 2006 21:01 \__
>
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Lobo ] on Monday 27 March 2006 18:41 \__
>>
>> > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:06:39 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>> > <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >>__/ [ Edwin ] on Monday 27 March 2006 18:02 \__
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> Lobo wrote:
>> >>>> http://www.lynuxworks.com/corporate/press/2006/rsc-acceptance.php
>> >>>>
>> >>>> "LynuxWorks Achieves Historic Embedded Industry Milestone, LynxOS-178
>> >>>> Becomes First and only Operating System to Receive FAA Reusable
>> >>>> Software Component (RSC) Acceptance for Safety-Critical Software"
>> >>>
>> >>> LynxOS RTOS is not Linux, even though it does offer Linux
>> >>> compatibility.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.lynuxworks.com/rtos/rtos.php
>> >>>
>> >>> LynuxWorks != LinuxWorks
>> >>>
>> >>> LynuxWorks? LynxOS-178® real-time operating system (RTOS) != Linux
>> >>> OS.
>> >>
>> >>While that may be true (I have not aactually checked), Linux is
>> >>/definitely used on board. It is usually 'hidden' behind higher-level
>> >>interfaces.
>> >>
>> >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/milliped/116393699/
>> >>
>> >>Best wishes,
>> >>
>> >>Roy
>> >
>> > Upon further reading, it appears that their kernel is based on Unix
>> > and has been designed to take full advantage of open source software
>> > for development and deployment.
>> >
>> > http://www.lynuxworks.com/rtos/lynxos40features.php
>> > "LynxOS RTOS 4.0 Feature List
>> > The world's most powerful, open-standards embedded RTOS"
>>
>> That one particular UNIX variant is said to come from a guy called Lynus
>> Torvalds. He comes from Dnalnif.
>
> Who says that, and why does Google bring up no results on his name?
I guess you are just playing along sarcasm, but if not, _Lynux_Works, Dnalnif
anagram?
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