= GeneralInformation =



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= General RTEMS Questions =

 * [wiki:TBR/Website/What_is_RTEMS What is RTEMS]?
 *  How do you pronounce RTEMS? 
  *  Listen to [wiki:User:JoelSherrill  Joel Sherrill] pronouncing it for you ftp://ftp.rtems.org/pub/rtems/people/joel/JoelSaysRTEMS.wav
 * What does RTEMS [wiki:TBR/Website/StandFor  stand for]?
 * What [wiki:TBR/Website/Standards_Are_Support_By_RTEMS  standards are supported] by RTEMS?
 * What [wiki:TBR/UserManual/SupportedCPUs  processors] is RTEMS available for?
 * Where/why was it developed? [wiki:WhoDevelopedRTEMS  Who Developed RTEMS?]
 * Are there [wiki:SimilarCommercialProducts  similar commercial products]?
= General Real-Time/Embedded Questions =

 * [wiki:TBR/Delete/ExecutiveVsKernelVsOperatingSystemVsRTOS  Executive Vs. Kernel Vs. Operating System Vs. RTOS]
= Getting Started =

 * Where can I [wiki:TBR/Delete/DownloadRTEMS  download RTEMS]?

 * How can I obtain [wiki:RTEMSSupport  RTEMS support]?

 * How can I contribute?

Being a user letting us know about what you are doing is a start.  But if you want to contribute improvements to RTEMS, we welcome them.  We maintain a list of [wiki:Developer/OpenProjects  Open Projects] which range from things a non-coder could handle to more involved projects.
= Resources =


 *  Are there any [wiki:TBR/Website/RTEMSMailingLists  RTEMS Mailing Lists]?

 *  Does RTEMS have an [wiki:Developer/IRC  IRC channel]?

 *  I am having trouble.  Who should I contact?
Your best best is always to ask on the [http://www.rtems.org/pipermail/rtems-users/ RTEMS Users Mailing List  IRC channel].  In addition to the core maintainers, your question will be seen by 100s of existing users who are more than willing to help you.  You are obviously free to email one of the RTEMS developers privately but your question has a better chance of being answered if you ask it on the list.  Your question will be seen by more experts and archived for future reference if you ask it on the mailing list.

The RTEMS Community is very friendly and we all remember being the new kid in town.  Speak up. Ask questions.

 *  Is there any online training material?
The RTEMS Project has a Moodle-based [http://www.rtems.org/moodle eLeaning  IRC channel] site which includes material on RTEMS.  RTEMS has been used in classes at multiple universities and we hope to be able to gather that material in the Moodle.  In addition, [wiki:TBR/User/JoelSherrill JoelSherrill] regularly teaches 4 day RTEMS classes (see [RTEMS_Training| RTEMS Training Opportunities]).   If you are an instructor at a university, please contact Joel so he can work with you to meet your classroom needs.
= Licensing and Export =


 * Are there any restrictions on the [[RTEMSLicense| RTEMS License]]?
 * Are there [[ExportRestrictions| Export Restrictions]]?