Good enough for developers

Good enough for developers

Posted Sep 12, 2007 17:43 UTC (Wed) by alex (subscriber, #1355)
Parent article: QNX source released - sort of

In my experience with embedded software having the code available to see and tinker with is probably enough. After all most embedded platforms are paying per chip costs and the OS is just another one of those.

I guess the open-ness means people can play without having to sign up for a developer seat like Windriver used to (still?) sell. That makes it easier to evaluate.

Having said that the great joy with embedded Linux in my experience is the availability of drivers. Not having to code a new ethernet driver because you got a cheaper deal on a different chip is great.

In embedded OS selection being able to see/build/hack the source is high on my "must have" list.

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