From: "Marin David Condic" <dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org>
Subject: Re: Is Linux right for Embedded?
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 11:02:45 -0400
Date: 2001-10-01T15:02:47+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9pa0in$8bb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 9p84tm$1ovg$1@news.cybercity.dk
"Mikkel Elmholdt" <mikkel.elmholdt@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote in message
news:9p84tm$1ovg$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> "David B. Littell" <davidl@intercom.com> wrote in message
> news:3BB69F21.B5AA7451@intercom.com...
> > Marc Moriati wrote:
> > >
> > > I come from the M$ world. I make my living as a programmer and as such
I
> > > don't have to tell you how aggravating it gets some times.
> > > Anyway, to make a long story short, I have a project in mind that
needs
> a
> > > rock solid OS. It can't crash or freeze like windblows does cause it's
> > > aircraft instrumentation.
> > [deletia]
> >
> > I'm not intending to disparage your skills as a programmer, but if
> > you're planning to write an avionics application in C running under
> > Linux I want to know which aircraft this is so I can take a bus.
> >
> > In my opinion, either is a horrible choice for anything even approaching
> > a safety-critical application.
>
> That may be so, but then you really ought to tell the guy what (in your
> opinion) would be more appropriate. Opinions about what *not* to use are
> somewhat useless. Apart from that, why would the C/Linux combo be a
horrible
> choice? If you're an Ada freak, then I can understand the C resentment,
but
> what's the matter with Linux?
>
> Mikkel
>
>
>
As an "Ada Freak" in good standing :-) let me say this:
I've used Ada to build jet and rocket engine controls with no COTS OS (bare
machine - our own "executive") where failure was not an option. Compared to
other languages we used, we got a doubling of productivity and a four-fold
reduction in errors. We considered it a major step forward in reliability &
could see no reason to go elsewhere.
I've not used it, but I believe RTEMS was a suitable OS for military missile
technology and was written in Ada. I believe it has been used in mission
critical projects, so it has a track record. Its definitely worth looking
into for a serious avionics project.
See: http://www.adapower.org/ if you want more info.
MDC
--
Marin David Condic
Senior Software Engineer
Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com
Enabling the digital revolution
e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com
Web: http://www.mcondic.com/
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2001-10-01 15:02 ` Marin David Condic [this message]
2001-10-01 17:39 ` Is Linux right for Embedded? bgeer
2001-10-01 17:54 ` Pat Rogers
2001-10-01 18:52 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-01 19:45 ` mike
2001-10-01 20:18 ` Larry Kilgallen
2001-10-01 20:46 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 1:50 ` Lee Chang
2001-10-03 3:51 ` mike
2001-10-02 8:06 ` Dmitry Kazakov
2001-10-02 14:38 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-02 18:00 ` bgeer
2001-10-02 18:40 ` Larry Kilgallen
2001-10-02 18:44 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-02 18:59 ` Pat Rogers
2001-10-02 19:34 ` mike
2001-10-02 21:24 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 16:02 ` bgeer
2001-10-03 16:19 ` Pat Rogers
2001-10-03 16:45 ` Gary Scott
2001-10-03 17:12 ` Ted Dennison
2001-10-03 17:39 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 18:10 ` Gary Scott
2001-10-03 16:23 ` Darren New
2001-10-03 16:32 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 17:31 ` Ted Dennison
2001-10-03 17:52 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 20:07 ` Ted Dennison
2001-10-03 20:27 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 20:44 ` Preben Randhol
2001-10-03 21:09 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 23:48 ` Preben Randhol
2001-10-04 2:58 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-10-04 13:40 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-03 23:56 ` pete
2001-10-04 4:33 ` David Bolen
2001-10-04 17:19 ` David Botton
2001-10-04 13:51 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-04 18:07 ` mike
2001-10-04 23:47 ` Rufus V. Smith
2001-10-01 18:42 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-01 19:40 ` mike
2001-10-01 21:05 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-02 17:57 ` Everett M. Greene
2001-10-02 17:43 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-02 17:50 ` Ted Dennison
2001-10-02 18:46 ` Marin David Condic
2001-10-02 18:37 ` Larry Kilgallen
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