Kenneth J. Hendrickson, who attended the 21st IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium held in Florida on November 27-28, 2000, has written an informative report about what took place at the conference. Hendrickson's report is divided into the following sections:

• Background Information
  
• How Real-Time Linux Works
  
• Advantages and Disadvantages
  
• Comments on the Papers
  
• Comments on… the Demonstrations
  
• Richard Stallman's Keynote Address
  
• The Panel Discussion

Hendrickson writes . . .

“The real-time Linux Workshop was a fantastic event. I met the movers and shakers in the real-time Linux community, made a lot of industry contacts, and learned much about the various real-time Linux variants. In this report, I'll try to communicate the highlights, and point you in the direction you need to go for your specific goals and tasks.”

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