Re: [Sdcc-user] ROSES: Real-Time Operating System for Embedded Systems

[Joris v. d. S. <vd...@pu...>]

Hi Doug,

> Anyways, this is the main difference of GPL vs. BSD license.
> It is difficult to make and embedded product with the GPL.  BSD
> is more open in that way. The BSD license deals more with the
> what make sense but do what you want. Most companies using BSD
> license where they don't have to give back usually do and do so
> more since they aren't force to give back the crown jewels.
> This is why a lot of embedded systems using UNIX like stuff pick
> BSD over Linux.

I am not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying that 
under the BSD license, companies don't have to give away their 
source code after they have modified the open source code? That 
would not be fair, since they could for example modify the names 
of the RTOS API functions (to camouflage they stole it), and sell 
the product as if it were their own invention. Since all RTOSes 
look alike, no one could ever tell that they stole the work of 
others.

Could you please elaborate on what the differences are between the 
GPL and BSD licenses?

Thanks for your response.

Regards,
Joris