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From: [e-mail] (James P. Callison)
Subject: Linux Project Registry v1.2 (15 September, 1992)
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 23:22:52 GMT
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Sorry it's late again, but I'm a busy man with hardware problems...
This is the Linux Project Registry, v.1.2. It is divided into several parts, as
follows:
    *  (I) Short Listing of Projects Underway
    * (II) Abstracts/Descriptions of Projects from (I)
     (III) Short Listing of Continuing Projects
      (IV) Abstracts/Descriptions of Projects from (III)
       (V) Linux Mailing Lists/Channels
    * (VI) Completed projects

But first, some Administrivia.
First and foremost:
    This is a Project Registry. I am not a project coordinator, and
    unless my name is listed on a project, I really can't help you
    with questions on that project. I'd like to, but I really can't.
    Please direct questions on projects to the appropriate person,
    mailing list, or to comp.os.linux.
Next:
    The list is going weekly, at least until it gets established.
    I've recieved excellent responses to the list, and it looks
    like this thing will actually work! :-)
    Oh, yeah. It's moving from every Friday to every Monday.
Last:
    New entries or changes to entries will now be marked with an
    asterisk (*) in the first column. Also, the section listing
    above will have a * in front of its section number if there's
    a changed entry in the section.

As always, We Thank You for Your Support! ;-)

And now begins the Linux Project Registry...

================    PART I    ============================================

Project Name                 Status        Email Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) X386 port for VGA             Middle Burner    [e-mail]
2) Keyboard key switching    in fridge      [e-mail]
   (Ctrl -> Caps Lock, etc.)
3) Kernel TCP/IP        Alpha.3 Rel.    [e-mail]
                Testers Needed
                (See PART II)
4) Boottime Root Choice        Init. Code     [e-mail]
                Eval & Struct    [e-mail]
5) ISO9660 file system(CDROM)    beta         [e-mail]
6) SCSI CDROM support        beta        [e-mail]
* 7) Packaging and Version      Early Alpha    [e-mail]
   numbering standard & software
8) Common LISP implementation    Alpha test
                    [e-mail]
9) Linux Kernel            0.97-pl5    [e-mail]
10) Linux Root Disk        0.97.1        [e-mail]
11) Linux man(2) pages        (see PART II)    [e-mail]
12) SoundBlaster/SB Pro/Adlib    (see PART II)    [e-mail]
    support
13) AHA 1732 32-bit SCSI    begin late Aug. [e-mail]
14) PLP printer spooler        Primary port    [e-mail]
                project
15) X386 for Trident SVGA    alpha test    [e-mail]
16) MS-DOS file system support    alpha test    [e-mail]
17) LILO--Generic Boot Loader    alpha test    [e-mail]
18) Port of GRASS 4.0        porting        [e-mail]
19) Port of sc (spreadsheet)    beta test    [e-mail]
20) Math emulator refinement    on hold        [e-mail]
21) Extended File System    enhancing    [e-mail]
                functionality
22) Linux kernel TCP/IP        pre-alpha    [e-mail]
    support(BSD sockets)            [e-mail]
23) Xenix emulation        alpha test    [e-mail]
24) User Space Block Devs    back burner    [e-mail]
25) port of xtank        executes,
                unstable       [e-mail]
26) IEEE 754 implementation    reading stds
                           [e-mail]
27) more generic bootsect.S    testing...    [e-mail]
28) "Enhanced serial driver"    initial test    [e-mail]


================    PART II    ===========================================

I have translated the comments of the programmers/porters as best I could.
Quotes ("") indicate that the programmer/porter's own description is used.
(If I've messed anything up, please feel free to let me know. Nicely. :-)

1) Port of X386 to work with standard VGA
2) Keyboard patches to allow switching of keys (eg--<Ctrl> for <Caps Lock>)
   gone from back burner to fridge.
3) Kernel TCP/IP support, in Alpha.3 Release. Testers are needed; see the
   NET channel of the mailing list for more information or to volunteer.
4) "boottime root choice. i.e. at boot time, as user for root partition
    (with default and timeout)."
5) "ISO9660 filesystem (CDROM)" now beta; no known or outstanding bugs.
6) "SCSI support for CDROM" works fine, but has known bugs and difficulty
   with existing SCSI support; now beta
* 7) The aim of this project is to produce a version numbering standard
   for Linux, as well as packaging software.  This will enable to install
   a package, check its installation, and remove it. NOTE: The two authors
   are Roger Binns and Jim Winstead Jr. (of root disk fame).  We do not want
   general participation yet.  However, we actively encourage the producers
   of major Linux packages to contact us, to ensure what we are doing is
   worthwhile to them.
8) Implementation of Common Lisp for Linux
9) Err, 'nuff said, eh? :-) 0.97, Patch level 5 is the most currentest
   version (as of Noon, CST, 15 September, 1992 :-).
10) 0.97.1 is the most current version of the root disk.
11) Due for an end-of-August release (maybe). "Hopefully the best damn
    guide you will ever see." ;-)
12) SoundBlaster/SoundBlaster Pro/AdLib sound card support; currently only
    plays sampled sounds; full support in the works.
13) Will begin work on AHA 1732 32-bit SCSI drivers in late August (unless
    someone beats him to it).
14) porting Patrick Powell's PLP lpd software from U of Minnesota.
15) X386 Trident support is in alpha test stage, and has been sent to Orest
    for inclusion in the next release of X386.
16) MS-DOS file system support is currently supported in the kernel, and
    allows MS-LOSS (err-I mean "MS-DOS" :-) floppies and HDs to be mounted.
17) LILO is a fs-independent boot loader which can boot other systems and
    allows interactive selection of the kernel or OS to be booted.
18) GRASS (Geographical Resources Analysis Support System) 4.0 is a PD
    raster/vector GIS (Geographic Info System), image processing system,
    and graphic production system used extensively at government offices,
    universities, and commercial organizations encompassing 250 user
    programs, written in C, containing over 300,000 lines of code.
    (Description provided by Alastair Small, from "Intro to GRASS 4"
     by Jim Westervelt, 17, July, 1991)
19) sc (spreadsheet calculator) is in beta test, working on arrow key support.
20) Math Emulator Refinement is currently on hold.
21) The extended fs is now included in the kernel,  but Remy is still working on
    enhancing its functionality.
22) Linux kernel TCP/IP support to provide BSD4.3 socket support, as BSD source-
    based FTP and TELNET will form part of alpha release. Hopefully, socket
    routines will allow development of NFS routines.
23) Xenix emulation; now in alpha test, testers needed.
24) User space block devices--requests for read/write ops passed to user
    process instead of device driver. Once network support is added, could be
    easily modified to allow remote (non-shared) mounts of HDs. Currently works
    well enough to have user process ramdisk; wants to make Stacker-like
    program, but needs block compression code. If you want to take it over,
    email him.
25) port of xtank
26) implementation of IEEE 754 standard; still reading standards
27) working on more generic bootsect.S, to allow boot from floppy or 1M HD
    partition. Currently works on his machine, but diffs in boot sequences
    causing problems on others.
28) Enhanced serial drivers

================    PART III    ==========================================

On-going Projects

Project Name             Last "Issue"        Email Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) Project Registry    15 September, 1992
            constellation!biglaw![e-mail]
                or        [e-mail]
2) FAQ list        11 July, 1992        [e-mail]
3) Meta-FAQ        Last Monday          [e-mail]
4) Bug Reports/Fixes    (none; ongoing)        [e-mail]
5) Mtools FAQ        21 July, 1992        [e-mail]
6) Linux BBS list    12 August, 1992        [e-mail]
7) Linux ftp site    21 August, 1992        [e-mail]
   file listing

================    PART IV    ===========================================

1)This list, obviously :-). To get your project on this list (which will be
   posted bi-weekly, or weekly, if there's sufficient demand), send a
   message with the Subject line: Linux Project Registry, and the
   body containing:
    1) your email address (if you don't include it, I'll use the address
       from the mail-header, which tends to be messy around here)
    2) a short description of your project (see above for examples)
   and  3) a status report (eg, Alpha.3 Release, beta testing, etc.)
   to
    constellation!biglaw![e-mail]
    (constellation!biglaw!registry works from some sites;
     constellation's full address is constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu)

   or, (IF and ONLY IF the above address doesn't work for some reason)

    [e-mail]

   If you send me something to include in the list, please send me a note
   when the status changes, as well. It's kinda hard to keep up with you
   guys, as fast as you're going on some of these projects. :-)

2) the Frequently Asked Questions List. If you have a question, read it
   first. 'Nuff said.

3) The "Meta-FAQ"; a short list of pointers with accidental answers :-)

4) The "official" Linux Bug-Report site. The proper procedure is:
    1) post to comp.os.linux to determine if your bug is, in fact, a bug, or
       if it is a problem with your system (or your system's admin :-)
    2) get the Bug Report Template, fill it out, and mail it to
        [e-mail]
   If you have a bug fix/workaround, follow the same procedure, but with
   a different template.

5) Frequently Asked Questions about mtools; primarily addresses installation
   issues. Posted regularly.

6) Linux BBS registry: a world-wide list of Linux-carrying BBSs (for those
   without Internet access).

7) "00-index.txt" ASCII file, lists directory contents with 40 character
    file descriptions, like those at wsmr-simtel20.army.mil and
    wuarchive.wustl.edu. Needs info on what is what at tsx-11.mit.edu.

================    PART V    ============================================
Mailing lists/channels:
Use the first address to send messages to the list; use the second to
join the list. PLEASE remember to use the -request address to join
mailing lists...

Alpha testing channel:
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]

Man page channel:
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]

================    PART VI    ===========================================

Completed Projects:

    Project              Version Site        Notes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) BPE (Binary Patch Editor)    1.3    A    port of DOS BPE editor
2) zoo (archive program)    ???    A
3) zip (zip18g, unz50m)            (none)    waiting for info-zip official
                        release
4) diskgeom             ???    D    DOS program to read HD ROM
5) time (time command)        ???    AB    not date from timebin.tar.Z,
                        but time
*6) X for 8514/A adapter    ???    E    Still needs developers;
                        contact:
                        [e-mail]

SITE CODES:
A    tsx-11.mit.edu
B    reggae.oit.unc.edu
C    nic.funet.edu
D    ???.tamu.edu
E    ftp.cs.unc.edu

================================================================================
Any constructive comments can be sent to me,
        [e-mail]
and any flames can be sent to /dev/null :-)

                James

James P. Callison       Microcomputer Coordinator        OU Law Library
[e-mail]   /\        [e-mail]
    constellation!biglaw![e-mail]
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    You don't spit into the wind,
    You don't pull the mask off that ol' Lone Ranger
    And you don't mess around with Jim
        --Jim Croce, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim"