Date   : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:32:11 +0100
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: FileStore emulator 2010/07/24

On 25 July 2010 01:02, Rick Murray <rick@...> wrote:
>> http://www.heyrick.co.uk/econet/fs/emulator.html
>
> I guess, next, to fake up a floppy disc so we can see it complete its
> startup.

Or at least enough of the FDC for the sox to detect the absence of a floppy!


> I'm *not* looking forward to the ADLC emulation, because if I decide to
> make it work like a server over TCP/IP, even if I directly port Rob's
> code to VB [mmm, how does that work licence-wise? I plan to, when this
> is finished, release it under the EUPL which *IS* compatible with GPL2,
> but is GPL2 compatible with it?

As far as *I* am concerned, as the original author of that bit of
code, you are free to copy the code and do what you want with it.  I
can't comment for the mods and fixes Mike did to it, but I don't
imagine there would really be a problem. I usually release standalone
stuff under the FreeBSD licence, which pretty much allows you to do
what you want with it while I retain copyright, however as the econet
code was contributed to BeebEm I guess it'd take somebody who
understands the GPL licences to rule on that.  However I'm sure Mike
wouldn't mind..


> failing that, I could read his code to
> see what he is doing, then roll my own (buggy!) implementation).
> Whatever, the big problem is those oh-so-simple C macros and those cute
> little functions with deceptive names like "htons". Thinking of doing
> that in VB is like getting s**t upon from on high while saying "yeah,
> yeah, give it to me baby" with an epic Tony Blair grin plastered to your
> face... 8-)

I'm pretty sure VB has it's equivalent functions - if not, most are a
doddle to code up.  I wrote a clone of a MMORG in VB5 back in the mid
1990s which had to deal with all sorts of weirdness.. (because I was
talking to the existing clients!)

Why not write it in bb4w ? Now that would be appropriate.. :-)

Rob