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From: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
To: Manfred Gruber <m.gruber@tirol.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Misleading information on linuxdevices.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:21:37 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9a8748490512121021h14a652cdqbc6c53d8a0f4dd3b@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200512121844.34832.m.gruber@tirol.com>

On 12/12/05, Manfred Gruber <m.gruber@tirol.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> as some of you might have noticed, there was an announcement of our
> company on http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9959272388.html
>
> The text is misleading as it speaks about a "propietary" kernel, which
> is completely wrong.
>
Well, your own website also says it proprietary.  Quoting the page you
refer to below:

"Contec are now offering a proprietary adaptation of Real Time Linux
for their successful business card sized ARM-9 CPU Modules."


> We run Ingo Molnars rt-preemption patch with modifications for our
> custom board done by Thomas Gleixner and us.
>
> The source code is of course available under the GPL. See also the
> information on our homepage:
> http://www.contec.at/78+M52087573ab0.0.html
>
Where exactely is the source code? I can't seem to find it...

> We don't know where in the information chain from the development team
> via the marketing team to linuxdevices this happened, but we want to
> correct any wrong impression about our company. Sorry.
>
Perhaps you should start by fixing the text on your own homepage and
provide a prominent link to the source code :)


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  reply	other threads:[~2005-12-12 18:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-12-12 17:44 Manfred Gruber
2005-12-12 18:21 ` Jesper Juhl [this message]
2005-12-12 18:57   ` Manfred Gruber

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