Re: [ECOS] eCos & PowerPC 555, 565, 8xx, 82xx

[Bob Koninckx <bob dot koninckx at mech dot kuleuven dot ac dot be>]

On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 12:08, Robert Vojta wrote:
> Hallo,
>   I need to make decision about embedded system for our embedded devices based
> on Motorola PowerPC processors. We are interested in PPC 555, 56x, 8xx and
> 82xx.

8xx, and 5xx are supported. The 5xx has only been tested on mpc555. I
suppose that running it on the 565 can't be much of a problem.

>   There is a support for 8xx mentioned on the eCos web page. But I'm
> especially interested in MPC 565, because I have several kits from Motorola
> here on my desk. Can you tell me, if eCos support MPC 565 or if someone is
> working on it? If not, we probably could provide support for this line (must
> be discussed with chiefs, but I think we could).
>   What about the support on other PPC lines? 555, 82xx? Maybe porting from 555
> to 565 can be easy (if supported).

See above...

>   My mother tongue is not english and I'm trying to read eCos license. I'm
> still unsure in several questions. Please, can you help with them?
> 
>   - can we make changes to eCos, use it and sell it as embedded device without
>     source code? if yes, exists there some fee like royalty?

You have to make the changes to eCos available. What you do with the
application is your own decision.

> 
>   - if not, never mind, we will distribute all modified code of eCos in the
>     same license. But, if we made some changes to eCos and this changes will
>     be looking good for maintainers, will be added to mainstream? if yes, it
>     will be grat.

It is the maintainers' discretion what makes it into the CVS tree and
what doesn't. If it is good quality code, has been tested, and is a
usefull enhancement to eCos, it's got a good chance of getting
integrated.

> 
>   - this question does not depend on the upper ones. Can we made some
>     commercial application which will be running under eCos? It means, if we
>     can sell this application without source code?

Yes, as long as you make the changes to eCos itself public.

> 
>   For better understanding me ... We want to use eCos (or another embedded
> system, but eCos looks good for us) and write some commercial appp for
> eCos. We want do distribute this app without code and changes to eCos we are
> willing to left under the same license for free to all users. Is this possible
> with eCos?
> 
> Have a nice day,
> Robert V0jta


Regards,
Bob

> 
> -- 
>         Robert V0jta
> Linux/UNIX specialist, programmer
>     http://www.v0jta.net/
>       robert@v0jta.net
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