Homepage | FAQ
FreeRTOS FAQ - Amazon
This is a subsection of the full FAQ
Why has Amazon taken stewardship of FreeRTOS?
Do I have to be an Amazon Web Services (AWS) customer to use FreeRTOS?
Can I use FreeRTOS to connect to any cloud service?
Is Amazon also investing in the FreeRTOS kernel as a standalone component?
Has Amazon forked FreeRTOS?
This is a subsection of the full FAQ
Why has Amazon taken stewardship of FreeRTOS?
Amazon Web Services provide
more than 100 cloud hosted services
that are used by millions of customers, and in all industry sectors. A growing
number of AWS services are designed for Internet of Things (IoT) applications,
that is, the connection and
management of internet connected devices.
Device manufacturers connect their MCU based devices to the cloud to innovate
both their products and their business models. However, it takes time
to build the security and connectivity components necessary for this connectivity
into the device's software before that innovation can start. A significant
proportion of connected MCU devices already run the FreeRTOS kernel, so Amazon
chose to provide the FreeRTOS project with the resources necessary to extend their
offering into fully integrated security and connectivity libraries, and ensure
those libraries can be developed and supported long into the future. That enables
FreeRTOS developers to spend less time on library integration, and more time on
innovation.
To ensure longevity, Amazon also ensures the wider
FreeRTOS ecosystem is strong, so all FreeRTOS kernel users benefit, not just
those who connect their devices to the internet. We will continue to add
features and support for new architectures going forward. As always, we appreciate
user feedback.
Also see the FAQs
"Do I have to be an AWS
customer to use FreeRTOS?" and
"Can I use FreeRTOS
to connect to any cloud service?".
Do I have to be an Amazon Web Services (AWS) customer to use FreeRTOS?
No. FreeRTOS libraries are provided under
the terms of the free and open source MIT license. That
means they can be used for any purpose, without restriction.
Can I use FreeRTOS to connect to any cloud service?
Yes. Also see the FAQ
"Do I have to be an AWS customer to use FreeRTOS?".
Is Amazon also investing in the FreeRTOS kernel as a standalone component?
Yes. The first version of the FreeRTOS kernel released under the stewardship of
Amazon Web Services (AWS) was FreeRTOS V10.0.0,
which contained new features, and simpler licensing.
Has Amazon forked FreeRTOS?
No. Amazon continues to invest in the development of the FreeRTOS kernel.
FAQ Top
Copyright (C) Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.