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From: lehrig AT t-online DOT de (Rainer Lehrig)
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: What do you think about a cygOpenVMS ?
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:56:58 +0200
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Hi,

I have been working a long time on OpenVMS systems. These systems are very 
stable and used frequently in process automation. But since Compaq took over 
Digital equipment I have the feeling that it is not developed actively any 
longer.

So what do you think about something like CYGWIN for OpenVMS ?

OpenVMS has:
- X-Windows
- at least a subset of posix calls
- pthread routines 
- Socket library, telnet, ftp, rsh, samba ...
- A different filesystem ( device:[topdir.subdir]filename.extension;version )

I have ported QT2.2.0 to OpenVMS (this was really straigt forward)
The only problem was the different syntax in the filenames.

In principle "all" one would need, is a running bash with all the necessary 
posix calls. In this case even KDE should not be a problem.

Is there some interest for a project called CYGVMS ???

Yours:
Rainer Lehrig

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