On 7/31/06, R. Tyler Ballance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jeeez, talk about an overreaction to the suggestion. [...] It's not that far fetched of an idea
Given the times that this question popped up in the archives, Mickey's reaction isn't too surprising. From the past discussions, I gather that a change of compiler would be a massive job, regardless of the compiler changed to. That said, I'll happily admit that I didn't make a time estimate for the job.
[...] remember a spin-off project that the OpenBSD guys are responsible that's become the most heavily used SSH code on the planet...
Given the History page on OpenSSH.org [1], licensing terms are likely to have been a factor as well. To quote: "OpenSSH is a derivative of the original free ssh 1.2.12 release from Tatu Ylvnen. This version was the last one which was free enough for reuse by our project."
[...] but I'm certain it'd just take a few talented individuals with spare time to really get it [TeNDRA] going again.
The above does not include the work done on actually obtaining a compiler desired. Be it from scratch or by working on existing code, I recommend to be careful whose spare time you volunteer. Cheers, Rogier References: 1. OpenSSH Project History and Credits http://www.openssh.org/history.html -- If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.
