eWEEK's Peter Galli reports on the recent declaration by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) which charges that FSMLabs open RTLinux license violates the terms of the GPL. Galli writes . . .

“The Free Software Foundation on Friday took aim at RTLinux and FSMLabs, the company that distributes it, claiming that FSMLabs has used a patent license to violate the GNU General Public License.”

“The issue revolves around an FSMLabs patent for real-time interrupt handling using a software emulation layer for interrupt masking, so that interrupts can be prioritized. The Free Software Foundation claims that Victor Yodaiken, the CEO at FSMLabs, has used the patent to impose restricted terms on distribution of this program . . .”

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