QNX "Opens" Source Code

Arista writes "QNX has announced that effective immediately, the company will open the source code to its QNX embedded, RTOS, microkernel operating system. From the press release: "Effective immediately, QNX will make source code for its award-winning, microkernel-based OS available for free download. The first source release includes the code to the QNX Neutrino microkernel, the base C library, and a variety of board support packages for popular embedded and computing hardware." OSNews features an interview with the CEO of QNX, Dan Dodge, on this announcement."

Comments

Microkernel? WTF?!

[crush]

Don't they know that it's standard wisdom on Slashdot that microkernels can't work? What's wrong with these guys?!!! Myself, I'm still waiting for GNU/Hurd :)

Re:That's cool

[porkThreeWays]

So a dual license? Blasphemy! I've never heard of a successful open source project using dual licensing!

Re:Microkernel? WTF?!

[Spy der Mann]

Myself, I'm still waiting for GNU/Hurd

Oh right, I heard Duke Nukem forever requires it.

Re:Voting machines

[friedman101]

They already did, here's a snippet

int maxDonation=0;
int bestCandidate=0;
for (int a =0; a<= numCandidates-1; a++) {
if (candidates[a].donation > maxDonation) {
maxDonation = candidates[a].donation;
bestCandidate = a;
}
}

candidates[a].CastVote();

Re:Microkernel? WTF?!

[cerberusss]

Myself, I'm still waiting for GNU/Hurd

Oh right, I heard Duke Nukem forever requires it.

No, the Duke box will actually say "GNU/Hurd or better". That's why I installed Vista.

Re:Voting machines

[rar]

int maxDonation=0;
int bestCandidate=0;
for (int a =0; a<= numCandidates-1; a++) {
if (candidates[a].donation > maxDonation) {
maxDonation = candidates[a].donation;
bestCandidate = a;
}
}
 
candidates[a].CastVote();

Not only corrupt, but also buggy. It always casts the vote for the last guy + 1, overflowing the candidates array. Apparently the last defense of democracy is that people code like crap.

Calling the kettle black?

[ClosedSource]

"And this is why Free Software advocates laugh at people who say 'Open Source' is not ambiguous."

RMS is the king of ambiguity. That's why the phrases "free as in free" and "free as in beer" had to be invented. It should have been called "Freedom Software", but that doesn't have quite the marketing value that "Free Software" does.

Re:That's cool

[Anonymous Coward]

You must have heard of sarcasm.