> -----Original Message----- > From: Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95) > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of W. Wesley Groleau x4923 > Sent: June 9, 2000 12:36 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Ada RTOS. > > > > Linux is not a real-time OS and .... > > > > Another problem area ... tasking implementation. .... > > > > The other drawback ...time to evaluate the scheduling database .... > > OK, so Linux has problems, that's no surprise. But it's overall a good > system, and competing with it would be a huge challenge. > > What if someone (yeah, I know, I should do it myself) were to fix a > problem by replacing a _piece_ of Linux with a much superior equivalent > written in Ada? Like the Kernel? ;) Lot's of low-level crap in there that Ada can easily do. More reliable? that would depend on the implementation I suppose. But it's quite likely that an Ada kernel could give Linux more reason to boast about high-availablility/zero-downtime. "WARNING: Long system uptimes are normal after switching to Linux/Ada. Do NOT adjust your browser." Hehehehee. Drew. > > -- > Wes Groleau > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau >