[Linux-decnet-user] Porting libdnet / DECnet Kernel code

[Philipp S. <li...@li...>]

flum,

I'm a very happy user of GNU/Linux and the DECnet for Linux packet. But
there is still a big problem with DECnet support here at my network: we
only have the VMS,... and the Linux support for it. There is no support
on NetBSD, OpenBSD, $STRAGE_SYSTEMS_WITH_ONLY_A_FEW_USERS.

This is why I as about porting it to those systems as well.

I think we should start to port libdnet's system independend parts, or
the ones that should be... This includes the node and object handling,
basic converting calls and a lot basic things.

Then we could write a dnet_conn() (and others) connecting to an daemon
acting as proxy. This daemon may be a proxy like my socks4d (DECnet
enabled SOCKS4) or doing DECnet in userland via libpcap or the like.

This would enable us to port the support to new systems very quickly. As
it does not require to be in the kernel.

Later support in the kernel could be added and the only thing needed to
change within the lib is to disable the emulation support or change
default mode to native (kernel support) mode.


Is anybody intrested in starting such a project with me? Any comments or
suggestions?


-- 
Philipp.
 (Rah of PH2)