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Re:QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop by xvilka on Saturday December 27, 2025 @12:05AM (#46399302)
> They lost their developer base. Support of open source tools on QNX stopped.

Right. These days it's better to invest into Redox OS[1] as a potential substitute for it (if work on real time capability). And with real time patches merged into Linux mainline[2] QNX doesn't stand much chance today too.

[1] https://doc.redox-os.org/book/microkernels.html

[2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/real-time-linux-is-o...

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Re:QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop by dvfjsdhgfv on Saturday December 27, 2025 @05:09AM (#46400639)
> And with real time patches merged into Linux mainline[2] QNX doesn't stand much chance today too.

Correct me if I'm wrong but these and other Linux patches were always about soft real time and Linux never had hard real time capability because of its architecture.

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Re:QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop by xvilka on Saturday December 27, 2025 @05:33AM (#46400737)
You are absolutely right. For most applications it's good enough though, unless regulatorily enforced.
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