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B-free Manifest (1999.12.23)

  1. B-Free Project
  2. B-Free project is a collaborative work aimed at creating a BTRON operating system from scratch, with free distribution, which is called "B-Free operating system."

    B-Free operating system is supposed to be a preemptive multitask operating system constructed through micro-kernel technology, which assumes 32-bit or higher CPUs.

    Three encouraging facts help assure that such a big undertaking can be completed successfully even by the gathering of personal-level works:

    • There are many ITRON operating systems implemented by individuals.
    • There are BTRON operating systems implemented upon ITRON kernels.
    • Linux, a UNIX clone, was made by Linus B.Torvalds who was a Finish college student, and a number of its copies are now in operation over the world.

  3. Characteristics of B-Free Project
    • Publication of the outcomes
    • All outcomes of B-Free project will be made public, and also they must be freely redistributed under the term of GNU General Public License (GPL).

    • Copyright
    • Copyrights occurring in B-Free project belong to B-Free project itself and the members who own them.

    • Membership
    • Anyone can participate in the B-Free project at any time by finishing some part of the tasks in the project.

  4. The Goal
  5. We intend the following fruits of B-Free project, as it progresses:

    • A BTRON-spec. operating system for 32-bit or higher CPUs.
    • Its self-development environment.
    • Its applications.
    • Various kinds of documentation.

    All of the above, even their source codes, are to follow GNU General Public License (GPL).

  6. Homepage and Mailing Lists
  7. Information about B-Free such as the current status, announcements, and technological facts, can be found at the:

    Also, some mailing lists are available for those who are very interested in B-Free project. See the following address for the participation procedure and previous discussion logs:

  8. Contact
  9. If you would like to join us in developing the B-Free operating system by some way (e.g. designing and coding), E-mail:

    Toru Hasegawa (Producer)
    NBF01763@nifty.ne.jp

    At present, we are particularly in need of a development machine (we are currently using Linux) and a place for regular meetings.

  10. Reproduction
  11. This passage, B-Free Manifest, may be reproduced without permission, provided it is reproduced without modification.

    Ryuichi Naito (Project Leader)
    night@tron-net.gr.jp




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