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clean commit of QP-nano 6.9.0

Author: quantum-leaps

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+The QP-nano Real-Time Embedded Framework (RTEF) is licensed under the
+dual-licensing model, in which both the open source and traditional
+closed source software distribution models are combined. For more
+information, please see:
+
+https://www.state-machine.com/licensing
+
+****
+NOTE: If your company has a policy forbidding open source in your
+product, all QP frameworks can be licensed commercially, in which
+case you don't use any open source license and you do not violate
+your policy.
+****
+
+Contact Information:
+====================
+- https://www.state-machine.com
+- mailto:[email protected]

LICENSE.txt

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+![QP-nano framework](https://www.state-machine.com/img/qpn_banner.jpg)
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# What's New?
+
+**NOTE:** QP-nano has been **discontinued** from active development
+and support and is **not recommended** for new designs. This QP-nano
+repository is preserved for the existing user base.
+
+
+**LICENSING:** If you are interested in commercial licensing QP-nano,
+please refer to section [QP-nano Licensing](#qp-nano-licensing).
+
+
+**QM Tool Compatibility:** The last QM version that supports code
+generation for QP-nano is
+[QM 5.2.3 released on 2022-11-18](https://www.state-machine.com/qm/history.html#qm_5_2_3).
+Newer QM versions no longer support QP-nano.
+
+
+# Documentation
+The offline HTML documentation for **this** particular version of QP-nano
+is located in the folder html/. To view the offline documentation, open
+the file html/index.html in your web browser.
+
+The online HTML documention for the **latest** version of QP-nano is located
+at: https://www.state-machine.com/qpn/
+
+
+# About QP-nano
+QP-nano (Quantum Platform Nano) is an ultra-lightweight, open source
+[Real-Time Embedded Framework (RTEF)][RTEF] for building modern embedded
+software as systems of asynchronous, event-driven [active objects][Active]
+(actors). The [QP-nano] framework is a member of a larger [QP] family
+consisting of [QP/C], [QP/C++], and [QP-nano] frameworks, which are all
+strictly quality controlled, thoroughly documented, and [commercially
+licensable][Lic].
+
+## Safer Model of Concurrency
+The [QP] framework family is based on the [Active Object][Active] (**actor**)
+design pattern, which inherently supports and automatically enforces the
+following best practices of concurrent programming:
+
+- Keep data isolated and bound to active objects' threads. Threads should
+hide (**encapsulate**) their private data and other resources, and not
+share them with the rest of the system.
+
+- Communicate among active object threads **asynchronously** via event
+objects. Using asynchronous events keeps the threads running truly
+independently, **without blocking** on each other.
+
+- Active object threads should spend their lifetime responding to incoming
+events, so their mainline should consist of an **event-loop** that handles
+events one at a time (to completion), thus avoiding any concurrency hazards
+within an active object thread itself.
+
+This architecture is generally **safer**, more responsive and easier to
+understand and maintain than the shared-state concurrency of a conventional
+RTOS. It also provides higher level of abstraction and the *correct*
+abstractions to effectively apply **modeling** and **code generation** to
+deeply embedded real-time systems.
+
+## Hierarchical State Machines
+The behavior of active objects is specified in QP-nano by means of
+[Hierarchical State Machines][HSM] (UML statecharts). The framework
+supports manual coding of UML state machines in C as well as automatic
+**code generation** by means of the free [QM modeling tool][QM].
+
+## Built-in Real-Time Kernels
+The QP-nano framework can run on bare-metal single-chip microcontrollers,
+completely replacing a traditional "superloop" or an RTOS. The framework
+contains a selection of **built-in real-time kernels**, such as the
+cooperative QV-nano kernel and the preemptive non-blocking QK-nano kernel.
+Native QP-nano ports and ready-to-use examples are provided for such CPUs
+MSP430, AVRmega, and ARM Cortex-M (M0/M0+/M3/M4).
+
+## Maturity
+With 60,000 downloads a year, the [QP] family is the most popular such
+solution on the embedded software market. It provides a modern, reusable
+architecture for embedded applications, which combines the active-object
+model of concurrency with hierarchical state machines.
+
+
+# Getting Started with QP-nano
+The [QP-nano Reference Manual](https://www.state-machine.com/qpn/) provides
+instructions on how to download, install, and get started with QP-nano quickly.
+
+The [AppNote: "Getting Started with QP-nano"][AN] contains also a tutorial,
+in which you build a simple "Blinky" application.
+
+
+# QP-nano Licensing
+QP-nano is licensed under the
+[dual licensing model](https://www.state-machine.com/licensing),
+in which both the open source software distribution mechanism and
+traditional closed source software distribution models are combined.
+
+> **NOTE:** Even though QP-nano has been discontinued, Quantum Leaps will
+continue to provide commercial licenses for QP-nano to customers still
+interested in deploying QP-nano in closed-source products. These commercial
+licenses will NOT provide technical support and will be discounted accordingly.
+
+
+# QP-nano Documentation
+The **QP-nano Manual** is located online at: https://www.state-machine.com/qpn
+
+
+# 3rd-Party QP-nano Ports/Adaptations
+
+[<b>QPN-PIC16</b>](https://github.com/aschatte/qpn) is an adaptation of the
+ QP-nano framework to the
+[Microchip PIC16](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/microcontrollers-and-microprocessors/8-bit-mcus/pic-mcus)
+architecture as compiled by the MPALB-X IDE using the XC8 compiler (C90/C99).
+It allows QP-nano models developed using the QM modeling tool to be integrated
+with the QV-nano kernel to build
+[Active Object](https://www.state-machine.com/active-object) applications.
+The very limited resources of the PIC16 family of MCUs, primarily the hardware
+stack, required a special version of QP-nano and a QM-Modeler editing
+post-processor, `QM2HSM.exe`, to effect.
+
+
+# How to get help?
+- [Free Support Forum](https://sourceforge.net/p/qpc/discussion/668726)
+- [Bug Reports](https://sourceforge.net/p/qpc/bugs/)
+- [Feature Requests](https://sourceforge.net/p/qpc/feature-requests/)
+- [Quantum Leaps website](https://www.state-machine.com)
+- [Quantum Leaps licensing](https://www.state-machine.com/licensing)
+- [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+
+   [RTEF]: <https://www.state-machine.com/doc/concepts#RTEF>
+   [QP]: <https://www.state-machine.com/products/#QP>
+   [QP/C]: <https://www.state-machine.com/qpc>
+   [QP/C++]: <https://www.state-machine.com/qpcpp>
+   [QP-nano]: <https://www.state-machine.com/qpn>
+   [QM]: <https://www.state-machine.com/qm>
+   [Active]: <https://www.state-machine.com/doc/concepts#Active>
+   [HSM]: <https://www.state-machine.com/doc/concepts#HSM>
+   [Lic]: <https://www.state-machine.com/licensing>
+   [AN]: <https://www.state-machine.com/doc/AN_Getting_Started_with_QP-nano.pdf>