# FreeRTOS Group 

**URL:** <https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409>\
**Category:** Kernel\
**Created:** [November 1, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409 "2012-11-01T18:25:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![system](https://d2v6vdsk2p900z.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7fc8fdb729c645aab5b20282bbe34e57cb407be6.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.freertos.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409/1 "2012-11-01T18:25:57Z")

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**[dcgirish16](https://sourceforge.net/u/dcgirish16/)** wrote on [Thursday, November 01, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/c15ce4c3/#6efc):

Hi Richard,  
Is it OK to start a FreeRTOS group in Linkedin? there is already one group which I am trying to join but not getting response and I have seen comments from few others having the same issue.&nbsp; is it OK if I can start a new group and use the FreeRTOS logo for that?

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**Author:** ![rtel](https://d3iykfbgfh8zhg.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.freertos.org/rtel/32/31_2.png) [@rtel](https://forums.freertos.org/u/rtel)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409/2 "2012-11-01T19:21:42Z")

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**[rtel](https://sourceforge.net/u/rtel/)** wrote on [Thursday, November 01, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/c15ce4c3/#39b2):

I can’t prevent anybody starting a group, but personally I hate information being dispersed around the internet rather than concentrated centrally where the expertise is.&nbsp; Forums are hard enough, people ask FreeRTOS questions on dozens of different forums around the internet - beats me why when they can get a quick answer from experts by using the free resource here.&nbsp; I don’t want a linked in group to be just another place I have to view comments.

What do you see the linked in group providing that is not already available?&nbsp; Is it something that could be provided on the FreeRTOS website somehow?

Regards.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2v6vdsk2p900z.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7fc8fdb729c645aab5b20282bbe34e57cb407be6.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.freertos.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409/3 "2012-11-02T18:19:50Z")

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**[dcgirish16](https://sourceforge.net/u/dcgirish16/)** wrote on [Friday, November 02, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/c15ce4c3/#1db7):

Hi Richard,

I am really thankful for the quick response and solutions getting from this forum.  
the idea was to have a group where there can be sharing of some ideas/suggestions or to discuss about the things that can make use of FreeRTOS.&nbsp; Thought this source forge forum has been only to discuss core FreeRTOS issues.&nbsp; I came across a few people in linkedin with vast experience interested in joining. Hence I thought of this.

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**Author:** ![rtel](https://d3iykfbgfh8zhg.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.freertos.org/rtel/32/31_2.png) [@rtel](https://forums.freertos.org/u/rtel)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409/4 "2012-11-02T19:06:29Z")

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**[rtel](https://sourceforge.net/u/rtel/)** wrote on [Friday, November 02, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/c15ce4c3/#299e):

If you know of something that can be added to the main FreeRTOS site that would allow additional participation in the way you want, then let me know.

I have looked a few times at moving the forum to the FreeRTOS site too, but the administration overhead of installing and maintaining forum software is not insignificant and in recent years I have been actively looking to outsource hosting of web infrastructure.&nbsp; Ideally there would be an externally hosted/administered forum that looked to Google like it was part of the [FreeRTOS.org](http://FreeRTOS.org) site, so Google could index it to ensure people could search old posts easily.

Regards.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2v6vdsk2p900z.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7fc8fdb729c645aab5b20282bbe34e57cb407be6.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.freertos.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.freertos.org/t/freertos-group/4409/5 "2012-11-03T13:13:15Z")

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**[dcgirish16](https://sourceforge.net/u/dcgirish16/)** wrote on [Saturday, November 03, 2012](https://sourceforge.net/p/freertos/discussion/382005/thread/c15ce4c3/#10cd):

OK Richard, Thanks.
