Talk:VxWorks

message: I have started re-editing the article to reflect VxW 7 to address the feedback from The Banner.Robpater (talk) 14:06, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Optimizing for languages or instruction sets is not new.  There is a reason why my Blackberry will never run Flash. Stephen Charles Thompson (talk) 17:55, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revision Improvements

message: I'm thinking it's vxWorks, but can't find a source 69.228.240.57 22:46, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which embedded OS has the most users 

message: This subtitle doesn't sound right to me.  Competing, perhaps?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.139.195.162 (talk) 14:53, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Competitive operating systems 

message: I added a couple of days ago that the MSA2000 line of RAID controllers from HP (developed by Dot Hill Systems), why was that deleted?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 15.203.233.77 (talk) 13:40, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in HP MSA2000 RAID controllers 

message: Someone should add the wrt54g series of routers to the list.
199.230.203.254 (talk) 21:35, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in Linksys and Cisco routers 

message: Actually, Wind River didn't develop VxWorks; they (originally) partnered with a company in San Jose--whose name I simply can't remember right now--who was then developing real-time OSes.  Said company was purchased/acquired by NBI, which then sold off the VxWorks components to Wind River.
I would make the modification, but I don't want to rely on my memory.  I know the software wasn't developed by Wind River, however; I wrote the stinkin' documentation for it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.129.224.36 (talk) 22:26, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not trying to argue, honest, but if that's the case, why was I writing the "VxWorks Programming Guide" when I was at ISI in the middle part of 1989?  This isn't memory; I have a friggin' copy sitting right here in my office, and I know that I worked there from February to November of 1989--I was in my car leaving work at ISI the day the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake hit, so it's not like it's easy to forget.  Was VxWorks perhaps a joint program between ISI and Wind River prior to the acquisition?  Is it possible the pSOS entry contains errors?  I don't know where the problem is in the history, but the following are facts:  I have a VxWorks document that I wrote, while I was at ISI, in the middle part of 1989.  Other than that, I'm open to suggestions.Dougom (talk) 19:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect History 

message: Unlike "native" systems such as Unix, VxWorks development is done on a "host" machine running Unix or Windows, cross-compiling target software to run on various "target" CPU architectures.
What nonsense is this? *nix systems can be developed on a host machine and have programs cross compiled to a target machine. This sentence makes it seem like VxWorks is the exclusive embedded OS.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.84.0.240 (talk) 19:43, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "native" systems such as Unix ?????? 

message: The History section talks about "Fiddler and Wilner" without telling who those people are.  The only other mention of Fiddler is in a footnote, and Wilner isn't mentioned elsewhere at all.  Mattack (talk) 22:10, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  History ? 

message: The list "Notable products using VxWorks" is tagged as being not encyclopedic or notable or useful.  I disagree on at least two points.  As a first-time reader, I found the list to be very informative on the variety and scale of uses for this OS, and particularly insightful for the seriousness (implied reliability requirements) of some applications (military, aircraft, spacecraft). The examples given are the epitome of notable.  Who would argue that the Boeing 787 or BMW iDrive system are not notable?  These seem to all be cutting-edge state of the art products.  As to whether the list is encyclopedic, it seems that sections with examples are common in Wikipedia.  The list style seems to conform to Related topics (navigational lists).  It has been 10 months since the banner was added with no further action. I propose that the List warning banner be removed. Stephen Charles Thompson (talk) 17:55, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Vote for dedicated article "List of notable products using VxWorks" like List of Intel Celeron microprocessors; Alecv (talk) 06:57, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  List Removal 

message: The current article is out-of-date and should be updated to include all the changes just released in March. I have started to pull together some material from Wind River's webpage and will start updating to reflect new features.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robpater (talk • contribs) 20:16, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  VxWorks 7 

message: I noticed broken links and an outdated list that is categorized differently than how Wind River categorizes its customer list for VxWorks.  I have updated the list based on Wind River's customer page as noted in the reference.Robpater (talk) 13:20, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable Uses

message: I am new to Wiki and have put a lot of work into researching content updates to reflect VxWorks 7.  I have got all my information from the Wind River VxWorks page and some articles, and have cited those sources. I thought I was citing at the same level as was done in the old article. "The Banner" can you give me some specific feedback? Then I will try to address them in the article.
Thanks Rob Robpater (talk) 05:02, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is that your edits have a promotional tone. A second major problem is the lack of independent sources. The website of Wind River, the owner and builder, is definitely not an independent source. You should try to find third party sources. And please keep in mind that Wikipedia is supposed to be neutral, also in tone and style. The Banner talk 07:00, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

text: Thanks for the comments. I'm learning! At first I thought the article re-verted based on some edit I had done. Ill do some re-writing make it more neutral in tone, and look for more 3rd party sources for VxWorks 7. For the section like the feature list perhaps I can site an article about its rel7 improvements but also say according to the WR document x,the rel7 list is. I'll start to work on this this weekend and hope to complete it by mid next week. Since I am new to Wiki, do you mind explaining the process / next steps?  Thanks Rob 76.66.154.112 (talk) 12:47, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

text: When creating wikilinks, its is advisable to check those links afterwards. That gives you the opportunity to correct links that point to disambiguation pages or wrong targets. The Banner talk 11:44, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Reversion Discussion