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The Inviolable Principles of Nuttx
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2019-11-01 20:57:56 +01:00
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These are properties of NuttX that we can be certain of for all time:
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Definition
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*in·vi·o·la·ble*
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/inˈvīələbəl/
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adjective
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adjective: inviolable
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never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored.
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"an inviolable rule of chastity"
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synonyms: inalienable, absolute, untouchable, unalterable,
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unchallengeable, unbreakable, impregnable; sacrosanct,
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sacred, holy, hallowed; rare intemerate
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"the inviolable right to life"
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Source: Oxford Dictionary of the English Language
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Strict POSIX compliance
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o Strict conformance to the portable standard OS interface as defined at
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OpenGroup.org.
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o A deeply embedded system requires some special support. Special
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support must be minimized.
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o The portable interface must never be compromised only for the sake of
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expediency.
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o Expediency or even improved performance are not justifications for
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violation of the strict POSIX interface
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Modular Architecture
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o The internal modular architecture of the OS must maintained.
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o This means formalizing and documenting all internal interfaces (in the
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porting guide), minimal use of global variables at the interface, and
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only well defined functional interfaces.
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Clear, Consistent, Standardized Coding Style
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o Strict conformance to the NuttX coding style. No "revolutionary"
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changes to the coding standard (but perhaps some "evolutionary"
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changes).
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o Personal or organizational preference is not a justification for a
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coding style change.
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o Nothing can come into NuttX that does not follow the coding standard.
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o Expediency is not a justification for violating the coding standard.
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2019-11-01 14:53:27 +01:00
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The NuttX coding standard can be found here:
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http://www.nuttx.org/doku.php?id=documentation:codingstandard
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2019-10-31 20:22:28 +01:00
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Open and Unencumbered License
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o Currently BSD 3-clause or compatible: BSD 3-clause with constraints,
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BSD 3 and 4 clause, MIT, public domain
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o Other unencumbered licenses such as Apache may be considered
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NuttX will never be licensed under a restrictive, "Copyleft" license.
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All Users Matter
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o All support must apply equally to all supported platforms. At present
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this includes Linux, Windows MSYS, Windows Cygwin, Windows Ubuntu,
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Windows native, macOS, Solaris, and FreeBSD. No tool/environment
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solutions will be considered that limit the usage of NuttX on any of
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the supported platforms.
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o Inclusive rather than exclusive
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o Hobbyists are valued users of the OS including retro computing hobbyists
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* and DIY “Maker” hobbyists.
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o Supported toolchains: GCC, Clang, SDCC, ZiLOG ZDS-II (c89), IAR.
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Others?
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o No changes to build system should limit use of NuttX by any user.
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o Simplifying things for one user does not justify excluding another user.
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o We should seek to expand the the NuttX user base, not to limit it for
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reasons of preference or priority.
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o We must resist the pull to make NuttX into a Linux-only, GCC-only, and
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ARM-only solution.
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NuttX Branding
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o The official name of authentic Nuttx will always be "NuttX"
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o This name is trademarked and may not be used by other OSs or forks of
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NuttX
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The Enemies
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No Short Cuts
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o Doing things the easy way instead of the correct way.
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o Reducing effort at the expense of Quality, Portability, or
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Consistency
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o Focus on the values of the organization, not the values of the Open
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Source project. Need to support both.
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o It takes work to support the Inviolables. There are no shortcuts.
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Sometimes Code Duplication is OK
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o Sometimes is better to duplicate some logic than to introduce coupling
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Keep the Big Picture
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o Too much focus on solving the problem in hand, loss of the Big Picture
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o Insufficient understanding of the architectural principles.
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Conform to Standards
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o Changing things only to suite a personal or organizational preference
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o Inflexibility, Inability to adapt
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o Not Invented Here (NIH) syndrome
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