[4618] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
Future of OS/2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adrian Gschwend)
Mon Mar 29 21:07:35 1999
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:47:46 +0100 (CET)
From: "Adrian Gschwend" <nospam_ktk@netlabs.org>
Reply-To: "Adrian Gschwend" <nospam_ktk@netlabs.org>
Hello all,
This is a very important message about the future of Win32-OS/2 (aka PE2LX).
I think most of you know the program, if not check
http://www.os2ss.com/win32-os2/
Since the old project team closed developement of it, we at OS/2 Netlabs hope
to provide an enhanced version of this program. Some *big* (and I mean big)
OS/2 customers contacted me and they asked wheter it is possible to enhance
it very soon. The goal is very big, it is to get Microsoft Office running on
OS/2.
I think this is definitely not easy, also because it looks like OS/2 itself
is not able to provide all we need (512MB memory limit).
If we are able to provide this we can reach that the last big OS/2 customers
stay on OS/2 in the future, if it is not possbible they have to switch to
NT...
I know they could also use other programs than MS Office, this is not my
decission so don't say they should use StarOffice or something like this. It
looks like they can't/don't want use it. The only thing they need is a new
version of PE2LX.
Actually there are some teams working on serveral stuff, for example EverBlue
(http://www.netlabs.org/everblue/) and I think there will also be a port of
WINE for OS/2 in the near future. To do this we need a lot of manpower and
know how.
=> If you are able to support this project, please join the new mailinglist
about it. We have to decide *very* soon whether this is possible or not.
Please join this list if you are able to support us or if you see problems we
might have. I don't want to say we will do it if it is not possible. Please
*do not* subscribe to the list if you just want to see what happens, for sure
we will keep you up to date through the web. OS advocacy is also *not*
welcome on this list.
This would be one of the biggest OS/2 projects ever, but maybe this could
really be a milestone in the future of OS/2.
Give it a try and join the list, we need every developer we can get!!!
The mailinglist is available at http://www.egroups.com/list/win32-os2/
Win32-OS/2: http://www.os2ss.com/win32-os2/
EverBlue: http://www.netlabs.org/everblue/
WINE: http://www.winehq.com/
OS/2 Netlabs: http://www.netlabs.org
More information about the whole project is available at the mailinglist.
Hope to see you there!
Adrian Gschwend
@ OS/2 Netlabs
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@ OS/2 Netlabs
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ktk@netlabs.org
=> OpenSource for the OS/2 Community:
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