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Re:Show HN: The Unite Real Time Operating System by Chris2048 on Thursday October 02, 2025 @08:17AM (#45448678)
You still have to register with them, I'm not sure that is common among NC licenses. I assume this also means its not really open-source (or compatible with open collaboration) if they are gatekeeping (via licences) the free dev licence.

Also consider this - If you got a licence would this "taint" you if you ever wanted to work on a project like OPs? As in, the registration is proof you could access the proprietary QNX code, forming the basis of a lawsuit.

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Re:Show HN: The Unite Real Time Operating System by jacquesm on Thursday October 02, 2025 @03:27PM (#45454272)
Quantum has muddied the waters considerably here by at some point releasing the code under a fully open license. They tried hard to reverse that decision but I'm sure there are still copies of that version floating around.
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Re:Show HN: The Unite Real Time Operating System by cxr on Sunday October 05, 2025 @07:36PM (#45486218)
In contrast to Minix 3.0+, no version of QNX has ever been fully open. At its most permissive, it was made available (behind a form submission) under a look-but-don't-touch All Rights Reserved sourceware license.
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