From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 20:19:30 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B20D16A402 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:19:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Received: from kozubik.com (kozubik.com [69.43.165.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F59413C480 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:19:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Received: from kozubik.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kozubik.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l33KJVWq083595; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:19:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Received: from localhost (john@localhost) by kozubik.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id l33KJVq5083592; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:19:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:19:31 -0700 (PDT) From: John Kozubik To: Eric Anderson In-Reply-To: <4612B4FB.8010503@freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20070403131323.O35599@kozubik.com> References: <20070401121154.O35599@kozubik.com> <20070402095502.ejpfl6sk4sokwo4c@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070402145854.F35599@kozubik.com> <20070403120543.awgarosussowkwsc@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070403145422.GA71212@freebsd.org> <20070403123659.C35599@kozubik.com> <4612B4FB.8010503@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bounty and timeline on vmware 5.x on FreeBSD 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:19:30 -0000 On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Eric Anderson wrote: > On 04/03/07 14:40, John Kozubik wrote: > > Roman, > > > > On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Roman Divacky wrote: > > > >>>> Vmware 5.5.3 will run with Linux kernel 2.4.x. [1] In fact, it appears to > >>>> run on 2.2 as well. > >>> A first try would be to backport some bugfixes (e.g. the mmap() fixes) > >>> from -current (I can give a hint or two if someone is interested to do > >>> this). After that determining what is needed by vmware would give a > >>> hint where to proceed. > >> a lot of work went into -current linuxulator and I think that trying to identify > >> single change is not very productive. 7.0R is coming so I think we should just stick > >> with 7.x linuxulator.... > > > > > > It may be a moot point, as nobody has responded to this bounty. > > > > However, FWIW, I will consider the requirements met if vmware 5.5 can be > > made to run on either FreeBSD 6.x-R or 7.x-R. > > > > Anyone ? > > > Maybe if you put the amount of the bounty you'd get more bites? I'll paypal $500 immediately to whoever can commit to working on this. I will then work to raise another $500 from anyone who cares to donate to this effort, with the goal of making (at least) a $1000 total payment upon completion. Finally, I will solicit additional funds on an ongoing basis such that the project can be maintained and kept reasonably current. Obviously these sums are not comparable to actual work for hire - the assumption is that the (eventual) author also has a use for this and a desire to make it available apart from this bounty. I have never organized such an effort before, so I beg your pardon if I am approaching it incorrectly.