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Archive-name: linux/Projects-Map Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-Modified: 27 Nov 1995 Linux Projects Map This is the Linux Projects Map (LPM). Here you'll find some information concerning popular projects that are currently in the design or coding stage. The LPM is maintained by Harald Milz (Harald.Milz@Linux.org). BEFORE YOU ASK FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS PLEASE CONSULT THIS DOCUMENT. Code for these projects is not publicly available yet or in early ALPHA stage. However, the software is being worked on and will be eventually available. Please DO NOT send hundreds and thousands of questions to the developers but instead let them spend their time working on the project. The Linux Projects Map will be updated regularly and will be available on ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/Projects-Map/Projects-Map.gz. The latest and greatest version is always being kept on ftp://ftp.ix.de/pub/ix/Linux/docs/Projects-Map.gz and http://www.ix.de/ix/linux/Projects-Map.html. Plus, it will be posted to comp.os.linux.answers on a monthly basis. If you are about to develop a certain piece of software and if you think it would be good to let people know, please send me an entry according to the template shown below. The fields "AuthorEmail" and "ETA" are optional; if you don't believe people won't drown you in email or don't think it's wise to tell a potential release date, simply leave these fields empty. Please don't forget to send me updates if the status of your project changes, or I'll have to query you eventually. ;^) If you are not working on a specific project yourself but know someone else is, please drop me a note. After the initial release of code to the public, I intend to leave the respective entry in the list for some weeks or so, adding a comment where the code can be found, then delete the entry to avoid redundancy (with the Linux Software Map, LSM). The LPM is for non-commercial Linux software projects only. As a supplement for commercial software, there is the Linux Commercial-HOWTO. Linux-specific hardware projects are not covered here -- it doesn't seem as if there were too many of them. If you are going to develop a piece of software not specifically related to the Linux kernel, please consider to contact the FSF (gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu) so that they can try to coordinate with their volunteers -- no reason to re-invent the wheel, right? ;-) Sample entry follows (similar to the old LSM format). Some sample entries (e.g. "Assistance") don't cover every possible item - feel free to enter what you like, but don't create new fields and PLEEZE DON'T CHANGE FIELD NAMES. Field lengths are now arbitrary, but avoid an overall length of more than 78 characters. The format is subject to change -- it will reflect Lars' new LSM format eventually. By now, please stick to the current format. If you want to give some pointers to further information, please use the URL format so that the pointers will be clickable in the HTML format. Thank you. Field: Description ----------- ------------------------------------------------------ Title: The name of the package. example: "Linux for DEC 21064" Desc1: 5 lines of text describing the package's function or purpose Desc2: The more descriptive you are the more useful the entry Desc3: will be. Desc4: Desc5: Author: Who is going to write the package. AuthorEmail: The author's email address (optional) InfoSources1: where to get additional information such as mailing lists, InfoSources2: local newsgroups or FTP/WWW sites (please use the URL format, InfoSources3: but do not hyphenate them. No HREFs please). Assistance: assistance needed? {required | appreciated | not required } CurrentStat: {still in the design phase | first code runs | approaching ALPHA status | in ALPHA | code is available on (FTP path)} ETA: Estimated time of arrival (optional & conservative ;) Remarks1: Other info of value (up to the developer), 5 lines. Remarks2: Additional info that won't fit in one of the above fields. Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: CHANGES This section shows you all recent changes (not more than a handful to keep it handy) so that you don't have to search the whole list. Date Entry name (abbrev.) type of change -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 04 1995 Linux 68k for MVME166 added Nov 18 1995 TFS Tape-Filesystem new ATAPI cdrom changer support new DCE Secure Core for Linux new Nov 22 1995 Viper 1.0 deleted (stopped) Nov 27 1995 5LiS - "Linux STREAMS" project stopped ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: 5LiS - "Linux STREAMS" Desc1: LiS is a STREAMS framework which will be like Desc2: SVR4 STREAMS. You'll be able to use multiplexing a will have Desc3: a development aid: a Linux STREAMS modules testbeds. Desc4: Good to do networking and other things. Desc5: Author: Francisco J. Ballesteros, Graham Wheeler, Lars Dahl-Hansen, Rodney Thayer, Dennis Henriksen, Tim Grube, ... AuthorEmail: linux-streams@ordago.uc3m.es InfoSources1: email LiS@ordago.uc3m.es to get in touch w/ authors InfoSources2: finger LiS@ordago.uc3m.es to get LiS state-of-the-art InfoSources3: linux-streams@ordago.uc3m.es majordomo mailing list Assistance: assistance appreciated CurrentStat: (projects stopped as of Nov 22, 1995. See WWW page) ETA: Remarks1: Would enjoy to hear comments from the kernel guys. Remarks2: We are beginning w/ an implementation. Will set up an Remarks3: ftp site when the code is complete. Remarks4: Remarks5: Will need help specially to port drivers to STREAMS. Entered: 27 Nov 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: ATAPI cdrom changer support Desc1: Add kernel support for ATAPI (EIDE) based cdrom changer to Desc2: switch between cds. -- PLEASE NOTE: Users with CD-ROM Desc3: changers that support the ATAPI standard should already be Desc4: able to mount the cd in the first slot. If you can't Desc5: then it is not an ATAPI compliant CD-ROM drive. Author: B. Galliart AuthorEmail: bgallia@luc.edu InfoSources1: ftp://fission.dt.wdc.com/pub/standards/atapi/8020_25.ps InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: required CurrentStat: design phase ETA: unknown Remarks1: Need help from people with an understanding of C Remarks2: also, any knowledge of Unix ioctl calls is helpful. Remarks3: This project is only ment to add support to cdrom changers Remarks4: which support the ATAPI standard. People with proprietary Remarks5: cdrom changers will not benfit from the patch. Entered: 18 Nov 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: ATM on Linux Desc1: State of the art (UNI 3.1) ATM support for Linux, including Desc2: ATM device drivers (ENI155p and ZN1221), native ATM API, Desc3: UNI 3.1 signaling, and IP over ATM Desc4: Desc5: Author: Werner Almesberger AuthorEmail: werner.almesberger@lrc.di.epfl.ch InfoSources1: http://lrcwww.epfl.ch/linux-atm/ InfoSources2: Progress is reported to the linux-atm mailing list InfoSources3: (subscriptions to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu) Assistance: please contact the author CurrentStat: stable for PVCs, SVCs and driver support are progressing ETA: 11/95 Remarks1: Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 23 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: BACKNET (BACKpropagation neural NETwork) Desc1: A C++ - class library for simulating a neural network, Desc2: using the backpropagation paradigm, but open for other Desc3: paradigms, too. Desc4: Desc5: Author: Marko Meyer AuthorEmail: mme@pub.th-zwickau.de InfoSources1: http://www.th-zwickau.de/~mme/back.html InfoSources2: Email me for more informations or discussion ... InfoSources3: Assistance: assistance not required CurrentStat: ready for BETA-testing ETA: Mid/End-November for release 0.2 Remarks1: Archive site: Remarks2: ftp://linux2.hrz.th-zwickau.de/informatik/neuro Remarks3: Further plans: bug fixing and extensions: support for Remarks4: parallel architectures, some new Neural-Network-Paradigms, Remarks5: use as distributed system, performance checks. Entered: 23 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Caching file system, benfs Desc1: This will be a file system that will cache files from Desc2: another directory structure (that is currently mounted) Desc3: onto the local hard disk. Thus if you have a slow CD-ROM Desc4: drive you would mount it normaly, then mount its directory Desc5: structure using benfs and access the files via the cache. Author: Ben Frank AuthorEmail: ben@sys.uea.ac.uk InfoSources1: Mail me if your interested :) InfoSources2: or if you want me to include something InfoSources3: Assistance: not required CurrentStat: Still coding ETA: End of July 96 Remarks1: The file system will prob only be able to mount read only Remarks2: directories, but this may change depending on how things Remarks3: go ;) I'm calling it BCFS "Bens Caching File System" Remarks4: Check out my web pages for more info, Remarks5: http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/~ben/ Entered: 24 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Civilization for Linux Desc1: A strategy game for Linux, running under X Desc2: inspired by Galactic Civilisations for OS/2 Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Ingo Luetkebohle, Oliver Jowett AuthorEmail: dodger@post.uni-bielefeld.de, oliver@jowett.manawatu.planet.co.nz InfoSources1: email us InfoSources2: http://www.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de/~dodger/linciv/ InfoSources3: Assistance: assistance appreciated (see remarks) CurrentStat: in early design phase ETA: end of next year, basic versions earlier Remarks1: we are using C++ and intend do develop with Remarks2: OOP principles in mind; Remarks3: we are looking for people with expertise on AI Remarks4: and X programming Remarks5: Entered: 28 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: DCE Secure Core for Linux Desc1: The DCE secure core will implement various DCE interfaces from Desc2: the OSF AES rather than their source code. We intend to Desc3: implement the security services, parts of CDS and DFS etc. The Desc4: project depends on the availability of DCE-RPC for Linux Desc5: (which is based on freely available OSF source). Author: Luke Howard, Michael Peterson, others soon :) AuthorEmail: dce-linux@auswired.net InfoSources1: http://www.auswired.net/dce InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: Would be appreciated CurrentStat: DCE-RPC (not direct part of project) almost ready, core is still being planned. ETA: some time in 96 Remarks1: Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 18 Nov 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: DeafGuide (Working title, better name suggestions, please email) Desc1: Rapid Prototyper a la Sun's devguide for XVIEW 3.2 Desc2: Consists of a User Interface Editor to assist in defining the (open) Desc3: look and feel of the UI. A separate compiler will transform the gen- Desc4: erated interim-code into C(++) code. Desc5: Trying to be as much DevGuide compatible as is (legally) possible. Author: Pascal van Dam & Jasper v.d. Horst AuthorEmail: v922539@si.hhs.nl InfoSources1: a WWW page will be setup in early November InfoSources2: also newsgroup alt.toolkit.xview is a good place to try InfoSources3: Assistance: school-project 'till late February, so we'll have to do it alone CurrentStat: Trying to put some GIL-3 alike language into a neat grammar ETA: First subset of xview late February, Full beta probably end of june '96 Remarks1: GNU Copyleft distribution policy Remarks2: Initial version will generate C++ code for use with the UIT libs Remarks3: Editor and codegenerator will have support for the slingshot Remarks4: extensions. Later versions are planned to also generate plain XVIEW Remarks5: Entered: 07 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Device driver for CED 1401 laboratory interface Desc1: The CED 1401 is a laboratory interface providing 16 to Desc2: 32 ADC-Chans, 4 DACs, 24 digital I/O-lines and several Desc3: event timers and clocks. It has its own processor and Desc4: memory and is supported by several Mac and DOS programs. Desc5: We develop a driver to support it using Linux 1.2 / 1.3 Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz, Alessandro Rubini AuthorEmail: zezschwi@kogs7.informatik.uni-hamburg.de, rubini@ipvvis.unipv.it InfoSources1: Current version on InfoSources2: ftp://iride.unipv.it/pub/linux/ceddrv-xxx.tar.gz and InfoSources3: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/lab/ceddrv-xxx.tar.gz Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: first code runs ETA: Code runs, but we plan to enhance app-level support. Remarks1: The CED 1401 is a device developed and sold by Cambridge Remarks2: Electronic Design. Though hardware is not GPL, our driver Remarks3: will be. As the 1401 is rather a "co-system" than a Remarks4: simple dma-cards with some ADC and DACs, it will (hopefully) Remarks5: better fit the needs for signal-processing under Linux. Entered: 24 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Didot - a DTP program for unix/X11 and perhaps other systems Desc1: Didot is a frame orientated desktop publishing program/word Desc2: processor. Features: loadable moduls, an integrated Desc3: interpreter, runs under different GUIs, (real metrics-) Desc4: output to many devices, support of several fonttypes. Desc5: Didot is a real WYSIWYG programm. Author: A few people AuthorEmail: didot@physkn00.phys-te.uni-sb.de InfoSources1: You can get additional information at the above address. InfoSources2: Please contact only if you want to help developing Didot! InfoSources3: WWW: http://physkn00.phys-te.uni-sb.de/~didot/ Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: still in the design phase (first code runs) ETA: no comment :-) Remarks1: Didot uses VGUI - a virtual graphical user interface Remarks2: which will support diffrent GUIs. At the moment Motif Remarks3: and Tk. See entry for VGUI.. Remarks4: The programming language for Didot is C++. Remarks5: Entered: 31 May 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: ELKS (Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset) - Linux 8086 Desc1: Linux core running on [initially] 8086 hardware with Desc2: 64K split I/D binaries Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Alan Cox and others AuthorEmail: elks@www.linux.org.uk InfoSources1: Usual DOS documentation 8) InfoSources2: Web page http://www.linux.org.uk/Linux8086.html InfoSources3: Assistance: see Remarks3-5 CurrentStat: Working on C compiler and libs; building a Linux8086 binary emulator ETA: Depends on compiler availability and number of hackers involved. Remarks1: Longer term target embeddable Z80 and 6809 kernels Remarks2: [See Dave Braun's UZI before dismissing as impossible..] Remarks3: People willing to donate a working _free_ 8086 C compiler Remarks4: with source. Or to help with porting an existing 68000 Remarks5: compiler. General kernel hackers, 8086 assembler hackers. Entered: 09 Jun 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: ENI155 (SONET) PCI ATM device driver Desc1: Device driver for the Efficient Networks ENI155 155 Mbps Desc2: SONET PCI ATM adapter. Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Werner Almesberger AuthorEmail: werner.almesberger@lrc.di.epfl.ch InfoSources1: http://lrcwww.epfl.ch/linux-atm/ InfoSources2: Progress is reported to the linux-atm mailing list InfoSources3: (subscriptions to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu) Assistance: CurrentStat: first experimental release, more work in progress ETA: 6/95 Remarks1: Some other ATM components (simple API, etc.) will also Remarks2: be developed as part of the project. Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 23 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: GNU Paint (very tentative) Desc1: X11-based paint program. Will be a big improvement over Desc2: XPaint. The object is to implement a lot of features similar Desc3: to mid-range graphics editing/creation software. Probably Desc4: bitmapped, not vector-based Desc5: Author: Arun Bhalla and David Johnston (and others, hopefully) AuthorEmail: abhalla@imsa.edu, daj@lclark.edu InfoSources1: http://www.lclark.edu/~daj/gpaint.html InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: still in the early design phase ETA: Remarks1: One of the most important things in this project is that Remarks2: we're going to allow plug-ins and file filters such as Kai's Remarks3: Power tools. We're still open to suggestions on what we Remarks4: should include, even if you don't want to help out. Remarks5: Entered: 01 Sep 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: GNUStep Desc1: A free implementation of NeXT's OpenStep standard Desc2: for GNU/Linux and a myriad of other UNIX flavors. Desc3: Intended to be compatible with the forthcoming Desc4: OpenStep implementations by NeXT, DEC, Sun, and Desc5: possibly HP. Author: Andrew McCallum, Paul F. Kunz, and many others. AuthorEmail: mccallum@gnu.ai.mit.edu, Paul_Kunz@SLAC.Stanford.Edu InfoSources1: EMail Martin Michlmayr (tbm@myka.com) InfoSources2: http://www.gnustep.org/gnustep InfoSources3: discussion-request@ihq.com (mailing list request address) Assistance: actively sought CurrentStat: objcX 0.86 and libobjects available ETA: Remarks1: Volunteers should please contact Martin Michlmayr Remarks2: (tbm@myka.com). If you have any questions, please don`t Remarks3: hesitate to ask Martin Michlmayr. Remarks4: Web-mirrors: http://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/gnustep/gnustep.html Remarks5: http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/gnustep/gnustep.html Entered: 25 Sep 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Image Workbench Desc1: Full set of image manipulation algorithms, conversion of as Desc2: many graphic file formats as possible, construction of Desc3: algorithms in an environment like khoros2, easy interface for Desc4: plug-ins and everything which is needed for a full flavoured Desc5: image workbench. Author: Andreas Heilwagen, Germany AuthorEmail: crashcar@informatik.uni-koblenz.de InfoSources1: There will be some snapshots and hopefully an alpha version InfoSources2: in 1996. InfoSources3: Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: first code runs ETA: a long series of alpha versions until v1.0, starting in Jan 1996 Remarks1: implementation language C++, portability to any other 32 bit Remarks2: platform with a gui, implementation of as many interesting Remarks3: graphic algorithms as possible. If you have interesting Remarks4: graphic algorithms (description, pseudo code, documented Remarks5: implementation), feel free to contribute. Entered: 21 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: LUMP (Linux Using Multiple Processors) Desc1: Linux running SMP over Intel MP compliant Desc2: i486/i586 motherboards Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Alan Cox and others AuthorEmail: Alan.Cox@linux.org InfoSources1: http://www.intel.com for the MP spec in postscript InfoSources2: Support chip documentation only in paper form InfoSources3: Mailing list linux-smp@www.linux.org.uk Assistance: The more the merrier CurrentStat: Design, waiting delivery of board for initial test programs ETA: 1st quarter 96 Remarks1: sponsored by Caldera, http://www.caldera.com Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 22 Jun 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: LessTif Desc1: LessTif is a free clone of the Motif 1.2 widget set. Desc2: When completed, any source written for Motif 1.2, Desc3: no matter how in depth the sourc's dependency on Desc4: internal Motif functions, constants, or structures Desc5: will function the same in LessTif. Author: The Hungry Programmers AuthorEmail: hungry@uidaho.edu InfoSources1: ftp://pain.csrv.uidaho.edu/pub/hungry/lesstif/ InfoSources2: mailing list: lesstif@pain.csrv.uidaho.edu InfoSources3: http://www.hungry.com:8000/ (moved!) Assistance: assistance and testing appreciated CurrentStat: Some widgets function, many don't. Most functions are stubs. ETA: Working base library by end of summer. (f. northern hemisphere) Remarks1: LessTif is to be GPL'ed. Remarks2: Send a message with a line in its body (not its subject) which Remarks3: says "subscribe lesstif" or "subscribe lesstif-digest" to join Remarks4: the mailing list. Remarks5: Entered: 21 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux-Word (name subject to change) Desc1: This is a project to create a word processor for the Desc2: Linux community. It will be X-based (at least initially) Desc3: and support the usual word processing features along with Desc4: some extensions, as yet to be determined. Desc5: Name is tentatively "*word" Author: The linux-word programming group AuthorEmail: btv@ldl.healthpartners.com (Coordinator) InfoSources1: Mailing list: linux-word@kuai.se (after Sept 1, 1995) InfoSources2: FTP Site: Europe, ftp://hell.cg.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux-word InfoSources3: WWW Page: Europe, http://www.hio.hen.nl/~alberink/word.html Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: Starting to discuss API design, starting to code. ETA: When we are satisfied it is worthy to be released. Remarks1: Software will be GPL'ed. C++ will be the language used. Remarks2: We are planning on many front ends (GUI, CHUI, TUI). Remarks3: First working version will probably be text-only. Remarks4: Old mailing-list is linux-word@vger.rutgers.edu. Remarks5: Mailing-list archived at ftp://hell.cg.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux-word Entered: 29 Aug 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux/68k for MVME166 Desc1: This is a port of Linux/68k-1.2.13 to run on Motorola MVME166 Desc2: boards (MVME167 also?). The MVME166 is 68040 based with on- Desc3: board SCSI, Ethernet, serial ports (4), RTC, timers, parallel Desc4: port. Desc5: Author: Richard Hirst AuthorEmail: srh@gpt.co.uk InfoSources1: e-mail me InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: not required CurrentStat: System runs, can compile its own kernel, no ethernet yet ETA: Remarks1: Not 100% stable, but will run for hours before 68040 access Remarks2: fault reported. Runs cslip at 115200 baud to 486 PC. Remarks3: Current plan is to speed up SCSI driver (currently slow Remarks4: and polled), then move on to ethernet. Remarks5: Entered: 04 Nov 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux AX.25 stack Desc1: AX.25 protocol stack for the Linux OS Desc2: including IP over AX.25 UI frames Desc3: No NetROM, DAMA or IP over VC yet Desc4: Desc5: Author: Alan Cox, Jonathan Naylor AuthorEmail: Alan.Cox@linux.org, jsn@cs.nott.ac.uk InfoSources1: AX.25 protocol specification, SDL diagrams from the 7th ARRL# InfoSources2: computer networking conference InfoSources3: Assistance: For NetROM, and especially european users on DAMA networks to CurrentStat: Stable, solid, but not full featured. ETA: Full system fall 1995 Remarks1: Now in the 1.3.0 kernel, BSD code removed. Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Application layer programs starting to appear Remarks5: Drivers for PI/2 card and dumb SCC cards exist. Entered: 09 Jun 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux Mobile-IP Desc1: Support for mobile hosts under Linux. This would allow a Desc2: mobile host to maintain its network connection transparently Desc3: even as the host moves across different networks. The Desc4: IETF Draft "IP Mobility Support" will form Desc5: the basis of this mobile-IP implementation. Author: Vipul Gupta, Ben Lancki AuthorEmail: vgupta@cs.binghamton.edu, ben@anchor.cs.binghamton.edu InfoSources1: IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) mobile-IP drafts InfoSources2: are in directory ftp://software.watson.ibm.com/pub/mobile-ip InfoSources3: Assistance: CurrentStat: An alpha version was released on Aug 31, 1995 ETA: Remarks1: The alpha version (along with supporting documentation) Remarks2: can be retreived from anchor.cs.binghamton.edu (128.226.3.28, Remarks3: ftp://anchor.cs.binghamton.edu/pub/Linux-MobileIP/). Remarks4: Ongoing work is directed towards making the software more Remarks5: compliant with the IETF draft. Entered: 02 Sep 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux NTFS driver Desc1: File system driver for the Windows NT (tm) file system + Desc2: user level tools a la mtools to access an NTFS volume. Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Martin von Loewis AuthorEmail: loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de InfoSources1: http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~loewis/ntfs/ InfoSources2: Helen Custer, 'Inside the Windows NT File System', InfoSources3: ISBN 1-55615-660-X Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: Read-only access is implemented ETA: Remarks1: Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 16 May 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux/VME Desc1: Linux/VME is a port of Linux/68k to Motorola MVME147 based Desc2: systems, e.g. machines from the Motorola Delta series. Desc3: The MVME147 is a 68030-based VME board with WD33C93 SCSI and Desc4: LANCE7990 Ethernet controllers as well as Z8530 SCC's. Desc5: Author: Michael Engel, Nils Faerber AuthorEmail: engel@numerik.fb6.uni-siegen.de,nils@vespa.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de InfoSources1: Our ftp server is vespa.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de. As soon as InfoSources2: we have anything to offer, you'll find it in /pub/vmelinux. InfoSources3: Assistance: MVME hardware experts are always welcome... CurrentStat: Just started off. Experimental C code runs on the machine. ETA: Don't ask ... Remarks1: With the help of Linux/68k cross-development tools, we are Remarks2: able to develop C code on Linux/intel and download it in S-Rec Remarks3: format. We hope to get some low-level stuff running rsn. Remarks4: Donations of VME bus hardware are always welcome. Remarks5: Entered: 03 Aug 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: Linux device driver for AM53/79C974 PCI SCSI controller Desc1: Features: queueing, DMA, sync. negotiation Desc2: The AM79C974 is used in the Compaq XL, some ZEOS Desc3: machines and the HP Vectra Desc4: Driver software is sucessfully tested with HP C2244 (disk), Desc5: Wangtek streamer, Toshiba 3301 CD and some Micropolis disk Author: D. Frieauff AuthorEmail: fri@eds.dofn.de InfoSources1: InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: not required; test reports appreciated CurrentStat: ALPHA status ETA: current release is 0.3 Remarks1: Driver gives reliable operation for at least some Compaq, Remarks2: ZEOS, and HP Pentium machines that use this SCSI chip. Remarks3: Other people have had problems, at least some of those Remarks4: have been fixed by getting a bug-fixed BIOS. Remarks5: Entered: 19 Jul 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: SCEND - Simple Configuration EditiNg moDule Desc1: Full-screen configuration editor. Uses a generic format for Desc2: its data files and shell scripts to convert them. Primarily Desc3: intended to replace the current sequential kernel Desc4: configuration script. Desc5: Author: Werner Almesberger AuthorEmail: werner.almesberger@lrc.di.epfl.ch InfoSources1: Test/demo versions can be FTPed from InfoSources2: ftp://lrcftp.epfl.ch/pub/linux/local/scend InfoSources3: KERNEL channel or comp.os.linux.development Assistance: feedback on user interface and concept appreciated CurrentStat: development suspended (make xconfig is a reasonable compromise) ETA: N/A (entry will be deleted if project isn't revived. hm) Remarks1: Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 23 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: SDBMS (Simple Database Management System) V1.0 Desc1: A relational-like database system. The system is described as Desc2: relational-like because it provides storage and retrieval Desc3: functionality to data stored in discrete tables, and data in Desc4: one table can be related to data in another table via a join Desc5: operation. Author: Bob Dilworth, Toledo, Ohio. AuthorEmail: rwd@toledolink.com InfoSources1: I'll e-mail a detailed description of the system to InfoSources2: individuals seriously interested in participating on InfoSources3: the project Assistance: Appreciated!! CurrentStat: Still in the design phase ETA: Depends on amount of assistance, etc., etc. Remarks1: Features a background data manager that controls user access Remarks2: to the data and a variety of stand-alone data base admin Remarks3: commands to manage the data and the size of the data storage Remarks4: files. Data can be accessed and manipulated interactively via Remarks5: user terminal as well as programmatically via C function calls. Entered: 08 Sep 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: TFS (Tape-Filesystem) Desc1: A driver and a enhanced Minix-Filesystem for Desc2: changing your SCSI-streamer into a blockdevice Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Stefan Opperskalski AuthorEmail: oppersk@Worms.Fh-Rpl.de InfoSources1: http://www.worms.fh-rpl.de/~oppersk/ InfoSources2: Email me for more informations or discussion ... InfoSources3: Assistance: not required CurrentStat: ready for ALPHA-testing ETA: Spring 1996 (reliable version) Remarks1: Archive site: Remarks2: See down in my www-site (download the driver) Remarks3: Further plans: bug fixing and optimizations Remarks4: for speed and stability Remarks5: Entered: 18 Nov 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: UMAX scanner driver Desc1: Driver for at least some UMAX scanners. I have a Desc2: Vista-S6, and would like people with all models of Desc3: UMAX scanners who would like to beta-test to contact Desc4: me. Particularly those with three-pass scanners and Desc5: 30-bit color scanners. Author: Michael K. Johnson AuthorEmail: johnsonm@nigel.vnet.net InfoSources1: http://www.ssc.com/ssc/Employees/johnsonm InfoSources2: UMAX corp. InfoSources3: Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: first code runs, but doesn't scan correctly. ETA: driver that does basic scans ASAP, lovely Tcl/Tk wrapper someday... Remarks1: UMAX was very cooperative in sending developer information Remarks2: via email! Also, it seems to follow SCSI-2 quite well. Remarks3: Now if I could only get the scanner to do something besides Remarks4: identify itself and calibrate, I'd be in good shape. Remarks5: I really like this scanner. Entered: 16 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: VGUI - a Virtual Graphical User Interface Desc1: VGUI is a C++ interface for diffrent graphical user Desc2: interfaces. At the moment VGUI supports Motif and Tcl/Tk. Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Harald Krummeck (Vgui/Motif), H.Schepers/N.Steiner (Tk) AuthorEmail: didot@physkn00.phys-te.uni-sb.de InfoSources1: WWW: http://physkn00.phys-te.uni-sb.de/~didot/ InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: appreciated CurrentStat: in ALPHA (Motif), first code runs (Tk) ETA: xx/xx/1995 Remarks1: Vgui is specially designed for Didot (see entry Didot) Remarks2: but can used as a general interface between C++ programms Remarks3: and a GUI. Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 31 May 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: XQWK - QWK mailreader for X11 (requieres MOTIF(R)) Desc1: QWK Mailreader under X11R6, using Motif 2.0 Widget set. Desc2: A statically linked binary version will be available. Desc3: Desc4: Desc5: Author: Bernd Stahl AuthorEmail: b_stahl@ac-copy.com InfoSources1: Send me an email! InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: not required CurrentStat: nearly ready ETA: conservative: sept. 95 Remarks1: Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 11 Aug 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: XWord Desc1: XWord is a free word processor for X. Various fonts Desc2: and sizes are available. When completed, XWord will export Desc3: to and import from various useful formats. Guile is used Desc4: as an extension language. Desc5: Author: The Hungry Programmers AuthorEmail: hungry@uidaho.edu InfoSources1: ftp://pain.csrv.uidaho.edu/pub/hungry/xword/ InfoSources2: mailing list: xword@pain.csrv.uidaho.edu InfoSources3: http://www.cs.uidaho.edu:8000/hungry/microshaft/xword.html Assistance: assistance and testing appreciated CurrentStat: Working -- still buggy and changing rapidly. ETA: 2001 Remarks1: XWord will be GPLed. Remarks2: Send a message with a line in its body (not its subject) which Remarks3: says "subscribe xword" or "subscribe xword-digest" to join Remarks4: the mailing list. Remarks5: Entered: 16 May 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: cxdrv Desc1: A device driver for the cx100 frame grabber, by Desc2: Image-Nation, Oregon. The driver is designes as a module, Desc3: and can run with Linux-1.2 and 1.3. Desc4: Desc5: Author: Alessandro Rubini AuthorEmail: rubini@ipvvis.unipv.it InfoSources1: Source available from ftp://iride.unipv.it/pub/linux and InfoSources2: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video InfoSources3: Assistance: Appreciated, to test hardware (ups's and os's) CurrentStat: code runs ETA: (code available on sunsite. entry will disappear soon. hm) Remarks1: Remarks2: Remarks3: Remarks4: Remarks5: Entered: 23 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: dialog Desc1: A new version of dialog-0.[456], compatible with the Desc2: old executable. This one would be a complete rewrite Desc3: in order to ease extension and maintenance. Desc4: Desc5: Author: Alessandro Rubini, Florian La Roche AuthorEmail: florian@jurix.jura.uni-sb.de, rubini@ipvvis.unipv.it InfoSources1: Mailing list dialog-list@redhat.com InfoSources2: ftp://susix.jura.uni-sb.de/pub/linux/source/libc/ncurses/dialog InfoSources3: ftp://iride.unipv.it/pub/linux/dialog Assistance: Not needed, but ideas and patches are welcome CurrentStat: dialog-0.6 runs, and is being slowly replaced ETA: Something great by the first quater of 1996 Remarks1: The final product (dialog-1.0) will spur out in Remarks2: graphics if invoked under xterm and will be quite Remarks3: portable across architectures. A small "boot-disk" Remarks4: version will be available. Remarks5: Entered: 21 Oct 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: shadow-3.3.2-patched (unofficial) Desc1: A multiple upgrade to the shadow-3.3.2 package including Desc2: better documentation, implementing people wish-lists as Desc3: we see fit, etc. Some of the kludged bits of the shaodw Desc4: library is being re-implemented. Bugs and memory leaks Desc5: willl be fixed, etc. Author: D.P.Simpson AuthorEmail: dunsim@dcs.warwick.ac.uk InfoSources1: Send email to dunsim@dcs.warwick.ac.uk InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: actively sought CurrentStat: First module test works. Some progress on implementation ETA: Unknown as work procceeds in fits and starts Remarks1: Nasty things like work tend to mean the time I have to Remarks2: continue this hacking is very limited. Further labour Remarks3: and (eventually) ALPHA testers would be very useful. Remarks4: My email address will last until July some time. After Remarks5: that it may work but then again it might not. Entered: 31 May 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- Title: x2600 Desc1: An Atari 2600 emulator for X windows on Linux and Sun. I am Desc2: writing it as my third year project at university, so there Desc3: is a definate dead-line! Desc4: Desc5: Author: Alex Hornby AuthorEmail: w.a.hornby@warwick.ac.uk InfoSources1: http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~wilhor/ InfoSources2: InfoSources3: Assistance: appreciated, particularly hardware info and cart images CurrentStat: still in the design phase ETA: August 1996 Remarks1: I don't currently plan on emulating the sound hardware, but Remarks2: would be interested in what options are available to play Remarks3: 2 channel sound over a /dev/audio style interface, that would Remarks4: work on both SunOS and Linux. ( I have the soundIt library for Remarks5: linux but no SunOS equivalent. Entered: 18 Aug 1995 ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- There are several projects I've heard of but for which I haven't received an entry yet. Here they are: Linus Torvalds (torvalds@cc.Helsinki.FI) Alpha AXP port for Linux (-> 64 bit version) (is in the mainstream kernel since the 1.1.70's) Louis-D. Dubeau (hallu@info.polymtl.ca) Linux Mach Single Server (linuxss) project Pete Kruckenberg (kruckenb@sal.cs.utah.edu) is in contact with SDL to get a driver for their V.35 board done. Some outdated entries which are frequently being asked for: Peter De Schrijver (deschrij@CS.kuleuven.ac.be) has uploaded a Linux Token Ring driver for 1.2.0 to ftp://ftp.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/unix/linux/TokenRing.patch-1.2.0.gz and ftp://linux3.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/Linux/TokenRing/TokenRing.patch-1.2.0.gz More info on ftp://ftp.ix.de/pub/ix/Linux/docs/Token-Ring ------------------------------- snip ------------------------------- The Linux Projects Map is maintained by Harald Milz (hm@ix.de, http://www.ix.de/ix/editors/hm.html).