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+@c
+@c  COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998.
+@c  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c  All rights reserved.
+@c
+@c  $Id$
+@c
+
+@chapter Free Software that Works with RTEMS
+
+This section describes other free software packages that are known to work
+with RTEMS.
+
+@section GNU Development Tools
+
+The standard RTEMS development environment consists of the following GNU
+components:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item gcc/egcs
+@item binutils
+@item gdb
+
+@end itemize
+
+Although not from the Free Software Foundation, the Cygnus newlib C
+library integrates well with the GNU tools and is a standard part of the
+RTEMS development environment.
+
+For those interested in using the Ada95 programming language, the GNU Ada
+compiler (GNAT) is available.  
+
+@section omniORB
+
+omniORB is a GPL'ed CORBA which has been ported to RTEMS.  It is
+available from 
+@ifset use-html
+(@href{http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html,,,http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html})
+@end ifset
+@ifclear use-html
+http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/omniORB.html
+@end ifclear
+.
+
+For information on the RTEMS port of omniORB to RTEMS, see the following
+URL 
+@ifset use-html
+(@href{http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html,,,http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html})
+@end ifset
+@ifclear use-html
+http://www.connecttel.com/corba/rtems_omni.html
+@end ifclear
+.
+
+C++ exceptions must work properly on your target for omniORB to work.
+
+The port of omniORB to RTEMS was done by Rosimildo DaSilva
+<rdasilva@@connecttel.com>.  
+
+@section TCL
+
+Tool Command Language.
+
+ditto
+
+@section ncurses
+
+Free version of curses.
+