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For how many years do you want to keep blurring the line between running on top of a cushy OS and running on bare metal with no OS at all?
by tempodox 6y ago
For how many years do you want to keep blurring the line between running on top of a cushy OS and running on bare metal with no OS at all?
- regularfry 6y ago"Embedded" is a property of how the box is deployed, not what's inside it. The lines are blurring because the word "embedded" has been overloaded with an interpretation it doesn't merit for too long. If you mean "bare metal", say "bare metal". Mind you, if you're going to argue "no OS at all" is part of the criteria, FreeRTOS and the like are banned, right?
- tempodox 6y agoPersonally, I'd say that FreeRTOS is just on the line, but others may draw that line differently. However, I do take your point about changing interpretations.
- craftinator 6y agoNo way! The only way to be on the baremetal side of the line is manual activation of transistors using a telegraph key powered by a lemon...