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2023-11-12 12:00
Open Source License Obligations Checklists even better nowImport the checklists to other tools, create context diffs and merged lists
2022-07-11 12:00
Call for participation in phase #4 of Open Source OPC UA open62541 support projectLetter of Intent fulfills wish list from recent survey
2022-01-13 12:00
Phase #3 of OSADL project on OPC UA PubSub over TSN successfully completedAnother important milestone on the way to interoperable Open Source real-time Ethernet has been reached
2021-02-09 12:00
Open Source OPC UA PubSub over TSN project phase #3 launchedLetter of Intent with call for participation is now available |
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What does it take to put a penguin into a train aircondition?
Markus Kreidl, Liebherr-Transportation Systems GmbH
Open Source is a great and constantly growing technology pool consisting of millions of tools, rapidly developing technologies and solutions for nearly every technical problem. Some parts of the Open Source world are determined by asynchronous programming while other parts are determined by rather strict, slim and goal-oriented work cycles. Both parts can be a prolific environment for new technologies and innovations. But industry - more specific railway industry - is one of the most conservative markets with respect to the adoption of new technologies and adherence to standards. Industrial products are developed over years according to a strict life cycle and must be maintained over decades. Typical railway products are embedded solutions with the focus on low resource and safety constraints. The Open Source community offers many solutions, which may fit into these industrial applications, but some of them cannot be used because of the gap between the "fast and cool" Open Source world and the industry that is focused on long-term life cycles. This paper is motivated by the possibility to minimize the gap between the Open Source world and the world that is dominated by formal development life cycles (DLCs), to show ways how to integrate Open Source into industrial DLCs and to decrease prejudices (on both sides).