Linux-safety -- Issues to consider when using Linux in a safety-critical environment
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Linux was neither designed nor programmed in a way that would allow to let it undergo usual certifcation procedures for use in a safety-critical environment. However, today - more than 25 years after the first line of Linux code was written, there is an increasing demand to certify Linux for safety. This mailing list focusses on any issue to be considered when the basic components of a Linux system such as bood loader, Linux kernel, C library and root filesystem shall be used in a regulated market and needs approval by a certification authority. Since these components cannot be rewritten from scratch with safety in mind, new and widely unknown certification routes that can be used with pre-existing code have to be explored and probably expanded for this purpose. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Linux-safety Archives.
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