On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 7:36 PM Chris Johns <chr...@rtems.org wrote: > On 23/1/19 8:42 pm, Sebastian Huber wrote: > > --- > > user/exe/executables.rst | 8 ++++---- > > user/hosts/macos.rst | 4 ++-- > > user/hosts/windows.rst | 4 ++-- > > user/installation/releases.rst | 2 +- > > user/overview/index.rst | 2 +- > > user/rsb/third-party-packages.rst | 12 ++++++------ > > user/rsb/why-build-from-source.rst | 2 +- > > user/start/index.rst | 2 +- > > user/tools/index.rst | 2 +- > > user/tracing/index.rst | 2 +- > > 10 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) > > FYI Joel and I have revisited the definition of 3rd party packages > deciding what > we have is not right or clear defined. > > Joel's view which he told me while he was driving and I hope I got correct > is: > > 1. There are packages we develop and maintain, mostly in the RTEMS repo. > > 2. There are packages we have brought in that we maintain, for example > libbsd, > c11 support, etc. These packages include the ones we build via the RSB. We > attempt to make sure they build on all BSPs but there can be limits. > > 3. External 3rd party packages, cFS/cFE, EPICS, YAFFS and Qt are all > examples. > > This needs to be explained better in the documentation and the excessive > use of > third-party needs to be changed. >
Third party is something the project does not directly maintain or package. Libbsd is not third party. The code largely comes from somewhere else but as a package, it is owned by the project. It us third party in the same sense as the legal definition of being independent of the main parties. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > devel@rtems.org > http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >
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