[C-safe-secure-studygroup] The problem with MISRA is...

[Paul Sherwood]

Hi Andrew
On 2017-02-17 15:14, Andrew Banks wrote:
> It is apparent from the various calls and discussions that some people
> have 'issues' with MISRA - especially as an organisation…
> 
> So let me put my head in the lion's mouth, and ask a pair of simple
> questions:
> 
>                 What is the problem with MISRA?

I believe that MISRA's licensing and charging is a barrier to wider 
adoption. For example, it restricts this discussion somewhat.

I have spent some time discussing with you and other MISRA members the 
possibility of MISRA opening its IP for wider consumption, in either or 
both of the following ways:

1) offer the output documents in the open, for no charge.
2) re-licence the work to something widely used (eg one of the Creative 
Commons licences) so that it can be re-used in derivative works

Incidentally I found the MISRA community/forum rather disappointing. It 
took weeks for me to gain access to the forum (manual authorisation, 
presumably admin was on xmas break). And on joining I did not see a 
single response there to my mention of this discussion group. Today I 
find the forum seems to be down.

>                 What is the problem with MISRA C?

The main direction of this group is towards making C programs both safe 
and secure, which I understand to be beyond the scope of MISRA C. From 
previous discussions here and elsewhere I believe that this requires a 
new body of work.

br
Paul