Re: Real Time O.S vs 'conventional' one.

[Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl%beer.org@localhost>]

On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:18 AM, Zafer Aydogan wrote:
> > > I have embedded boards which I want to use as acess points for WLAN
> > > infrastructure.
> > > The choice is between NetBSD and Real Time Linux.
> > > What I am wondering about is if there is any advantage using real
> > > time O.S on wireless enviroment.
> That depends. If you want to run a business, then you don't want to  
> run
> NetBSD at all, at least not right now, because it is buggy and  
> under heavy
> development. If it is just for your home environment, you can give  
> it a try.

I think you said "NetBSD" there when you actually meant to say "Linux".

At work I do embedded linux 'stuff' on Intel IXP2850 and I can  
categorically tell you that the embedded linux world is a huge  
festering disaster waiting to implode.