Subj : Synchronet and OS2 (?) To : alt.bbs.synchronet From : MarcL Date : Wed Feb 21 2024 20:54:39 From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet "Digital Man" wrote in news:65D5A5EE.51359.sync@vert.synchro.net: > > > May be a crazy question, but is there a version of Synchronet > > > that runs natively under OS/2? > > > > DM> Yes, v2.30: https://synchro.net/download.xjs > > > > Got it. Now I wonder if it would be possible to commpile the > > current V3.2 source code to run under OS/2? (I know - probably > > not, but thought I'd ask anyway. ) > > It's certainly not something I intend to try or support. The first > question to answer would be: can the JavaScript engine and Crypto > (SSH/TLS) engine that Synchronet relies upon be built for OS/2 and I'm > pretty sure that answer is no. And getting those ported to OS/2 would > be likely much harder than porting Synchronet itself. You could > probably build a version of Synchronet without those features (JS, > TLS/SSL) on OS/2, but it would take a very motivated C/C++ programmer > (and OS/2 lover - AKA, not me) to take on such a task. > > So... not impossible, but highly improbable. Thanks, Rob. I know 1 particularly talented C++ programmer; I'll ask if he's willing to have a go at it. If he won't I know one lady that's been programming for over 2 decades now - maybe she might take a shot at it. Should be interesting. :-) -- All the best, Marc SysOp Sursum Corda! BBS 1:396/45 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com --- Synchronet 3.20a-Linux NewsLink 1.114 * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705) .