From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 27 09:27:07 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A93416A400 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:27:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2EE043D48 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:27:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5CE4C.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.206.76]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3R9KTHC041340; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:20:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k3R9Qv49011197; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:26:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:26:57 +0200 Message-ID: <20060427112657.r389mscji8400ok8@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:26:57 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: "Georg-W. Koltermann" References: <1146086150.1589.33.camel@localhost.eu.mscsoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <1146086150.1589.33.camel@localhost.eu.mscsoftware.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linuxulator blues -- need guidance or tutor for hacking 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: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:27:07 -0000 Quoting "Georg-W. Koltermann" (from Wed, 26 =20 Apr 2006 23:15:50 +0200): > Hi, > > I am recently having severe trouble using FreeBSD as a viable platform > for work. I need access so some commercial software that is only > available for Linux, not FreeBSD. Some of it worked earlier on, but new > versions all *don't* work. And I need them for work :-( > > Soooo... I think I will try to find some spare time (besides kids) and > try my skills at hacking to make stuff work. But I'm not a kernel > hacker by any means, so I need a helping hand. And I also can't make > promises as to how much time I will find. If it doesn't work out in the > end, I might have to swap FreeBSD for some Linux distro, as much as I > would hate that idea. > > So is anybody out there that would be willing to help me fix the > linuxulator to a point where it works for me again? The Google Summer of Code is starting soon. And updating the =20 linuxolator is one topic where pre-poposal communication has already =20 started with someone who already knows a little bit about the =20 linuxolator. So I strongly assume there will be a student working on =20 this as a SoC project. [Failing applications] Would you be willing to test his patches this summer? They may panic =20 your box, screw your filesystem or do some other nasty things to your =20 machine in the worst case... > Anyone to help me with these? Anyone that I at least can send emails to > when I get stuck with hacking or simply run out of ideas what I might > try next? We don't have an active linuxolator guru ATM. If you don't want to =20 rely on the SoC project, the only solution is to just start and ask =20 around in case you're stuck. You may or may not get an answer (someone =20 may or may not know the answer). BTW: we're in the process of updating the default linux base port to a =20 newer one (we're waiting for 6.1 release, since the ports tree is =20 still not completely open for sweeping commits). So at the end of the =20 summer the linuxolator will provide a different experience than it =20 provides currently. Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137 If anything can't go wrong it will.