[ECOS] TCP/IP and RTEMS

[John Mills]

Title: RE: [ECOS] TCP/IP and RTEMS





Jim -


JB- Is RTEMS is shipped with the unmodified GPL, or do 
JB- they add the "special exception" in the text of the  
JB- license they ship?  I'd like a legal opinion on 
JB- whether linking with RTEMS puts my code under GPL, 
JB- because of the way the RTEMS license is written.


I can't give you legal advice or interpretations. You may wish to download RTEMS sources and check their license wording first-hand. My non-expert understanding is that both groups are attempting to achieve much the same thing. You may also wish to ask Dr. Sherrill of OAR Corp. [ mailto:joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com ], and naturally to seek legal advice as to the nuances of each license.

Regards -


  John Mills, Sr. Software Engineer
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