[FreeVMS] New release 0.2.9

[Gregory Nutt]

Hello, all,

> Roar Thronæs <roart at nvg.ntnu.no> writes:
> ...
> Is there good information somewhere on what happens when I try to
> build/install it? ...

I have been a lurker on this list for sometime.  I have good OS
development experience as well as (ancient) VMS experience.  I would
like to participate in the FreeVMS development and I had hoped that
by listening on the list for a while, I would learn where to begin and
would not have to ask all of the dumb, embarrassing questions.  But now,
I still don't have a clue where/how to get started.

Let me make some guesses:

1. Get a development PC.  What hardware is supported?  Can I buy
   a cheap, used PC for this?

2. Download FreeVMS.  Hmm.. I look at the FTP list and I am confused.
   What needs to be downloaded?  It seems that there are a number of
   pieces, some that are needed and some not.

3. Install FreeVMS.  How?

Then if I want to help with the development there are a other
questions about what development environment I need and how I would
submit changes, etc.

Perhaps we could develop a FAQ?  Perhaps if I/we try this and
document our experiences, we can reduce this learning curve.  I
suspect that the difficulty in learning to work with FreeVMS is
obstacle for other potential contributors as well.

Greg Nutt