Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 18:12:14 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters - Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD io Message-ID: <199706270012.SAA29397@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <199706261700.KAA07901@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jun 26, 97 10:00:17 am
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Terry Lambert recently illuminated us:
> "TERM Communications Software, from Century Software, Inc."
>
> And ever since I went to Novell (I've since left them as well) to
> hack UNIX kernels, I haven't had access to the source code (it's not
> mine to port).
>
> So unless Wes did the job while he was the developement manager there,
> it probably has not been ported.
I did, but I couldn't convince Greg to release it, even under the plan
of "ftp it from us, send us $99, and we'll support you if we get around
to it." I have the only running copy of TERM for FreeBSD, and would
not make another without Greg's permission. Lon Willet also had a port
to NetBSD that differed from mine in a few trivial ways; his probably
featured slightly better performance but mine was cleaner and easier to
build. ;^)
TERM really *is* a killer package. You can actually emulate a SCO
console, a Wyse 60, or an IBM 3101 in an xterm. It also has the
best file transfer (i.e. asynch/modem) engine anywhere.
If you want it released for *BSD/Linux, mailto:greg@censoft.com and
tell him. I'm sure he'll appreciate hearing from you. No, don't go
mail-bomb the place, just let him know the UNIX marketplace is still
viable and he can make some money there. Tell your Linux friends,
too. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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