Ok. So you will never release in.pmd. I think what you should do is
publish a standard interface spec so that 3rd parties can write a
program similar to netty.c so that it can support the speed, control
lines etc adjustments that in.pmd could do.
Then the current users can use it and develop it.
For my part I need a program that will at lease run printers. I hope
netty.c will work for whatever my customers unix box is. Another real
bummer at the moment is modem pools on portmasters not supporting DCD
line signals via a netdata interface. That is why in.pmd is so useful.
Cheers
James
> From: MegaZone <megazone@megazone.org>
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 16:42:33 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: (PM) URGENTLY need a pmd for Linux 2.0.xx (fwd)
>
> Once upon a time Jerry Workman shaped the electrons to say...
> >feature on other platforms. Is it possible that there is a problem in the
> >current ComOS that prevents in.pmd and nettty from working ?
>
> Nope. in.pmd is just a HUGE pain in the ass to port. And it seems every
> damn time an OS is 'upgraded' they mess up the TTYs and PMD needs to be
> re-ported. Since it is used by a rapidly shrinking percentage of users
> and investing the engineering time became a rapidly diminishing return.
> And the source has too many hooks into ComOS so it was decided that
> it would just never be released.
>
> - -MZ
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