[FreeVMS] Status update

[BERTRAND Joel]

Alexander von Knorring wrote:
> Hello again!
> 
> ==About the Desktop for FreeVMS==
> 
>  > > After all of this has been done (I give it a year or two of
>  > > developmental time given two or three more part-time voluenteers), 
> we'll
>  > > have a fully-featured VMS clone. The only thing not really 
> mentioned in
>  > > the wishlist is a CDE clone, but that's not as crucial to the 
> project as
>  > > just getting a fully featured kernel and userspace.
>  >
>  > Why not DecWindows ? (I'm already outside ;-) )
> 
> I have also been desperately looking for a CDE clone
> (Common Desktop Evironment also known as DECW or HP-Desktop)
> so I can get the OpenVMS look and feel on any system.
 >
> Some time ago I started to code on a CDE clone, for now the file
> manager (dtfile) is somewhat functional. (But not near complete).
> It's based on OpenMotif, so when X11/DECW and Xt is working
> on FreeVMS, at least teoretically OpenMotif can be compiled.
> 
> Anyway I'm partially experienced with VMS, I programmed a moth or
> so with it on my mothers work in the 90:s (OpenVMS running Oracle).
> Since then I have been using Unixes and Linux, but recently I got an
> Alpha PWS and installed OpenVMS with hobbyist licenses.
> 
> == NOTE ==
> I'm very interested in becomeing a developer for FreeVMS.
> Are there any specific tasks that you need help with right now?
> ==

	You're welcome. I think the first task shall be a runable kernel with a 
minimal userland.

	JKB