Microsoft announced this month that the Azure RTOS embedded development suite, with the ThreadX real-time operating system, will become an open source project hosted at the Eclipse Foundation.
Eclipse ThreadX will be the world’s first open source real-time operating system with multiple safety and security certifications governed under the stewardship of a vendor-neutral foundation.
This presents the industry with a game-changing opportunity. Having a performant, mature, safety and security certified, permissively-licensed, open source RTOS under vendor-neutral governance will enable new business and product opportunities around the world.
The Foundation will also be launching an interest group focused on developing an industry-supported, sustainable funding model for ThreadX. Any company with an interest in embedded technology is encouraged to join.