Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 12th Sep 2007 11:51 UTC
Original OSNews Interviews QNX has announced that they are going to open up the source code to their QNX microkernel operating system. The press release reads: "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." Read on for more information, as well as an interview with Dan Dodge, CEO of QNX.
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RE: Good news?
by kaiwai on Wed 12th Sep 2007 12:08 UTC in reply to "Good news?"
kaiwai
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2005-07-06

Does it include the GUI - the GUI IMHO is the *best* component of QNX. Also, another benefit, it is a microkernel.

I'd love to see it not only in PDA's but things like routers etc.

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RE[2]: Good news?
by Thom_Holwerda on Wed 12th Sep 2007 12:10 in reply to "RE: Good news?"
Thom_Holwerda Member since:
2005-06-29

Does it include the GUI - the GUI IMHO is the *best* component of QNX. Also, another benefit, it is a microkernel.

Erm, did you read? It's one of the questions, actually.

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